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PROGRESSIVE    SPELLER 

A  COMPLETE  SPELLING  BOOK 


ARRANGED   FOR 


ADVANCED    PRIMARY,    INTERMEDIATE, 
AND    GRAMMAR    GRADES 


Ff  P:  SEVER 


>i*ic 


BOSTON,   U.S.A. 
D.    C.   HEATH   &   CO.,  PUBLISHERS 

1893 

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:0U CATION  DEPT, 

Copyright,  1892, 
By  F.  p.  sever. 


Nortoootr  ^rcss : 

J.  S.  Gushing  &  Co.  —  Berwick  &  Smith. 

Boston,  Mass.,  U.S.A. 


PREFACE. 


3^*iC 


The  object  in  preparing  this  book  is  to  meet  the  require- 
ments of  a  progressive  age,  which  calls  for  something  more 
in  spelling  than  the  mere  conning  of  columns  of  words,  isolated 
from  language,  and  too  frequently  without  meaning  or  interest 
to  the  learner. 

The  following  are  among  the  principles  observed  and  the 
features  made  prominent :  — 

1.  Reasonable  time  and  space  are  given  to  the  meaning 
and  use  of  words  in  connection  with  their  spelling. 

2.  Since  Ave  speak  English  more  than  we  write  it,  correct 
pronunciation  is  given  place  in  proportion  to  its  importance, 
though  all  marks  and  dots  are  valueless  unless  their  signifi- 
cance is  learned  and  carefully  applied  in  every-day  practice. 

3.  Effort  is  made  to  render  the  work  attractive  as  well 
as  useful  to  the  learner  by  the  introduction  of  letter- writing ; 
by  word  and  sentence  building;  by  giving  variety  in  arrange- 
ment ;  and  by  conforming,  in  subject-matter,  to  the  capacity 
of  the  average  child  and  the  natural  order  of  mind  growth. 

4.  The  "  seat  work  "  involved  throughout  the  book  is  more 
than  copy  work,  —  it  implies  "  work  with  words."    It  is  designed 

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IV  PREFACE. 


as  practice  to  promote  facility  in  expression  and  accuracy  in 
the  use  of  English. 

5.  Homonyms,  synonyms,  and  antonyms  are  given  the 
attention  and  prominence  that  their  importance  demands. 

6.  The  etymological  and  dictionary  work  is  conveniently 
arranged,  is  sufficiently  suggestive,  and  will  furnish  a  basis  for 
more  extended  study  of  language. 

7.  Script  is  introduced  as  a  guide  to  the  younger  pupils 
in  written  work,  and  to  give  the  appearance  of  words  in  that 
form. 

8.  Part  I.  is  peculiarly  adapted  to  oral  work  in  class.  In 
Part  II.  ample  provision  is  made  for  constructive  work  (in 
writing,  if  so  preferred)  by  the  more  advanced  pupils  during 
"study  hour." 

9.  The  gradation  of  work  is  not  based  on  any  "  time " 
graded  school,  but  is  on  the  easy  and  natural  order  known  to 
be  in  harmony  with  all  mind  power  and  mind  growth. 

10.  Finally,  —  if  the  ideas  of  the  author  are  correct,  —  the 

teacher's    duty  does  not  end  with   "  giving  out "   the  words ; 

the  student  can  do  more  than  memorize  perplexing  combina' 

tions  of  letters ;  teacher  and  pupil  can  join  in  a  most  delightful 

employment,  —  the  study  of   the   spelling  of   words   and   the 

ideas  they  represent;  expressing  new  thoughts  by  varying  the 

relations  of  the  component  parts,  and  converting  the   tedious 

hour  of   the   "  spelling  class "  into  a  pleasant  ramble  in   the 

fields  and  byways  of  our  language. 

F.  P.  S. 


PART    I. 


THE  PEOGEESSIVE  SPELLEE. 


3>»<C 


a  long  (-  macron) 


1.  day 

2.  ray 

3.  play 

4.  hay 

5.  way 


) 

a  short  (- 

breve') 

ate 

had 

lap 

age 

lad 

cap 

ape 

mad 

map 

bay 

pad 

tap 

lay 

sad 

sap 

e  long 


•6. 

tea 

7. 

key 

8. 

sea 

9. 

see 

10. 

eat 

e  short 


he 

met 

me 

pet 

be 

let 

bee 

set 

tree 

get 

hgn 

ten 

men 

pen 

den 


REGULAR   SOUNDS   OF  VOWELS. 


i 

long 

i  short 

1. 

ice 

nice 

pm 

It 

2. 

ivy 

price 

fin 

bit 

3. 

time 

dice 

tin 

fit 

4. 

pile 

rice 

win 

sit 

5. 

pike 

twice 

sin 

wit 

6  long 


6. 

foe 

go 

7. 

toe 

so 

8. 

tow 

no 

9. 

row 

ho 

10. 

roe 

u  long 

hoe 

11. 

tune 

lute 

12. 

mule 

cube 

13. 

cute 

tube 

14. 

mute 

nude 

15. 

use 

sued 

6  short 


got 
rot 
not 
pot 
hot 


biid 

mud 

fun 

run 

sun 


u  short 


log 

hog 

fog 

dog 

Tom 


cub 

cup 

sup 

gun 

nut 


OCCASIONAL   SOUNDS  OF  VOWELS. 


y  long                        1 

long 

1.   fly 

sly 

page 

2.   try 

wry 

leaf 

3.   pry 

sky 

fire 

4.   cry 

type 

sore 

5.   dry 

defy 

deny 

a,  Italian, 

as  in  arm 

6.    arm 

^-tz4^m/ 

harp 

7.   far 

/^ 

farm 

8.   jar 

lark 

9.   art 

/^^ 

park 

10.   tar 

^-^^^ 

car 

ji,  broad, 

as  in  all 

11.    all 

.^tnJ^ 

chalk 

12.   tall 

ytkJ^ 

walk 

13.   call 

.^e-t^J-ty 

talk 

14.   ball 

.^-^^^^^ 

draw 

15.    salt 

..</^^ 

drawn 

%hort 
slap 
Igft 
sift 
tr5t 
cup 


^^i^^tt^ 


..^t/i-a-^^^ny 


OCCASIONAL   SOUNDS  OF  VOWELS. 


a,  caret, 

as  in  dir 

j^ 

1. 

A  • 

air 

^^nMy 

glSre 

^-^Jk^l^ 

2. 

hair 

^-rl^u^y 

hare 

.^^1^^/^ 

^ 

3. 

fair 

.^^^TZ^yiy 

fare 

•^-ih^^^ 

4. 

chair 

,.^i^A^<^i4yiy 

rare 

5. 

lair 

a  an 

share 
d  a 

.^J-H^^^^^ 

6. 

watch 

^^u^n^iJty 

gasp 

7. 

wad 

,^-U^-^l^i^ 

pass 

8. 

wander 

.-^^/T^'^^-z^^/^dy 

ask 

^^^^ 

9. 

wasp 

fast 

,^^4<^ 

10. 

wash 

chant 

^.^i^Jz^^^^nZ^ 

Seven  sounds  Oj 

f  a.     (^Review') 

a 

a 

a 

a 

11. 

spade 

bat 

father 

broad 

12. 

grade 

flat 

harm 

halter 

13. 

trade 

.      gnat 

harvest 

water 

14. 

tame 

glad 

half 

war 

15. 

lame 

sapling 

calf 

dwarf 

OCCASIONAL   SOUNDS  OF  VOWELS. 


1.    snare 


was 


2.  pare  walrus 

3.  fair  wallop 

4.  pear  wallow 

5.  beware  walnut 


^ 

like  a 

6. 

where 

^/-^"^^^ 

7. 

there 

^-^i^-^d^ 

8. 

ere 

.,^4^ 

9. 

ne'er 

.^--^^u^Juy 

10. 

heir 

.^<A^^4y 

11.    verge 


mass 

master 

mastiff 

plaster 

last 


slate 

apple 

yard 

wall 

angle 


e  like  a 


12.  prefer        .y^Zyi^p^ 

13.  defer         ^^^^j^ 

14.  mercy 


15.   term 


they 

whey 

obey 

eight 

weight 

e  before  r,  as  in  verge 
err 


earth 
heard 
herd 
serve 


J 


OCCASIONAL   SOUNDS   OF  VOWELS. 


Five  sounds 

ofe. 

(^Review') 

e 

e 

e  like  & 

g 

1. 

heat 

whet 

where 

servant 

2. 

seat 

beset 

wherefore 

verdant 

3. 

cheat 

cadet 

e  like  a 

refer 

4. 

each 

beget 

neighbor 

fertile 

1  like  e 


1  and  i 


5.  machine  /^^^-^^^^^^C^^^^i^ 

6.  marine  ^^-T^^^^-^^i^l^^^^^l^ 

7.  morphine  -':^-^^-^^^^^^^C^<^^^ 

8.  routine  ^Mr^^^l^m^ 


6  and  6 


8  ZiA:e  a 
9.   f5rm  JH^nt^ 

10.  storm        ..c^^^^/^^^ 

11.  order 

12.  stork 


,.<dH^ 


i  ZiA:e  e 


first  Jud/^ 

third  .^^^/l^cl^ 

firm  .JiyU-ny 

virgin  ^"^^^-^^^^^^ 


6  Z^A:6  u 
dove  ^'t^^^r^/-t^ 

love  ^'i^ir^^^^'' 

other  ^^tr^^M^ 

done  ^^^^ir?z^ 


OCCASIONAL   SOUNDS  OF  VOWELS. 


o  and  o    . 

9. 

like  00 

0 

like  do 

1. 

move 

y^'T^n^tn^^ 

wolf 

.'f'i^^rt^ 

2. 

prove 

woman 

^-t^i^ /^^^-a-T^ 

3. 

do 

^^f^tr^ 

would 

.^-C'^^TruJ^ 

4. 

you 

.^^u^tr^y 

could 

.^<^^tn^{./^ 

oo  and  oo 


oo 


00  long 

5.  moon  ^^'^^n-^nsmy 

6.  soon  ..A-enm^ 

7.  spoon  ,.J4^'ir^n^ 

8.  bloom  .^^^^W>^^ 


do  sAor^ 
book  ^^W^ 

look 
hook 
took 


U,    U,    (ZW(^    11 


9.    rude 
10.   rule 


A^U'i^uy 


11.    prune         Jk4.^^^n£y 


12.    cruel 


II  hefore  r. 


urge 

purge        y4^'U4^^y 

pull        y/^t^^^uy 


fuU 


DIPHTHONGS  AND   CONSONANTS. 


Diphthongs 

oi,  oy,  ow 

oi 

oy 

ou 

ow 

1. 

oil 

toy 

out 

owl 

2. 

boil 

joy 

scout 

howl 

3. 

coil 

boy 

shout 

growl 

4. 

toil 

troy 

trout 

powder 

5. 

broil 

oyster 

ground 

prow 

b 

9  soft 

-e  hard 

d 

6. 

bug 

gedar 

^rown 

dish 

7. 

black 

cider 

cot 

drive 

8. 

brick 

certain 

clot 

drink 

9. 

bucket 

city 

colt 

damp 

10. 

basket 

cypress 

clown 

dark 

f 

g  hard 

g  soft 

h 

11. 

flog 

glade 

gem 

hum 

12. 

fife 

glee 

gentry 

harm 

13. 

fifty 

grind 

gibbet 

happy 

14. 

first 

glad 

germ 

hornet 

15. 

fight 

gallop 

gist 

hurry 

CONSONANTS, 

9 

J,  k, 

1,  m 

3 

k 

1 

m 

1 

jump 

king 

lamp 

musket 

2. 

jay 

keep 

lazy 

many 

3. 

junk 

kind 

lofty 

muslin 

4. 

jolly 

kitchen 

line 

mason 

5. 

jelly 

kick 

limp 

mitten 

n,  p,  q 


n 

n 

P 

q 

6. 

name 

link 

prince 

queen 

7. 

navy 

linger 

prose 

quickly 

8. 

night 

bethink 

power 

quail 

9. 

near 

longer 

pretty 

quill 

10. 

noise 

uncle 

plant 
s,  t 

quality 

r 

s  sharp 

s  soft 

t 

11. 

roast 

soft 

amuse 

tone 

12. 

rainbow 

same 

disease 

note 

13. 

rafter 

smile 

dismal 

moist 

14. 

rest       f 

silly 

dissolve 

honest 

15. 

rival 

soap 

disown 

must 

10 


CONSONANTS. 


V,    X,    z 


V 

X  sharp 

1. 

voice 

explain 

2. 

violet 

except 

3. 

vulture 

extend 

4. 

vinegar 

exclaim 

5. 

vase 

exclude 

w 

wool 
wet 

waist 

wait 

welcome 


X  soft 


example 

zone 

exempt 

zebra 

exist 

frozen 

exhaust 

size 

exhort 

buzz 

y 

yeast 

young 

your 

yard 

yonder 

THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  11 

liesson  1. 


Rule  y,— Every  sentence  should  begin  with  a  capital  letter, 

all  are  at  high  m 

spell  sleep  yet  teacher  up 


Ijesson  2. 


can        ,.^-a^ry 
mice         y^T^A^C^ 


sing 


jump  .^^^^^^^^-^-^^ 


catch 

kitten        yS^^t&T^iy 


like 
bird 
seeds        .Jj^^^^dd^ 

To  the  reac/ier.- Require  the  pupil  to  use  these  words  in  original  sentences 


Sanger        .<U<n^f^ 


12 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  3. 

For  Copt  and  Dictation. 


-/^ 


Rule  2.  —End  each  question  {sentence)  with  a  question  mark. 


m 

lambs             make             nice 

rabbit 

most 

white              few                 also 
Liesson  4. 

like 

live 

,^4/2^ 

workers 

.^e^^nriy^eld^ 

hive 

honey 

have 

.J^l^OyP-^ 

wasp 

sharp 

^^dJ^l-^UJ^ 

wings 

^^u^t^-n^^J^ 

stings 

^yti^^^^^-^^ 

great 

/^^.^W^ 

To  the  Teac/ier.  — Require  the  pupil  to  use  these  words  in  original  sentences. 


THE  PliOGRESSIVE  SPELLEB. 


13 


Lesson  5. 

what 

.^^^um^-aJ^ 

do 

^-^^^ 

that 

y^^h^t^ 

does 

/^^^^^ 

made 
blind 

f6r 
question 

care 

.^^^-^i^Uy 

with 

^^f^u-t^ny 

(See  Note  to  Teacher,  Lesson  4.J 

Liessc 

m  6. 

stars         twinkle        wh§re  will  hour 

little         tell  about  moon        makes 


14  THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 

Lesson  7. 

All  fish  are  good  swimmers.  Do  you  know  what 
rome  young  fish  are  called  ?  They  are  called  minnows. 
Do  you  think  a  minnow  would  make  a  nice  pet  ?  Name 
five  kinds  of  fish. 

Lesson  8. 

Names  of  Objects  in  the  School-room. 

Note  to  Teacher.  — Some  of  these  words  will  serve  as  subjects  for  oral  instruc- 
tion in  form,  capacity,  material,  etc. 

stove  ^JZ^^g^ 

chair         ^^cJio^ 

bell 

desk 

map  /^^^y^ 


maps 

charts 

pointers    J^^nyTl^UJ^ 

erasers      ^jyUlM-^i^ 

slates 


THE  PBOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


15 


Lesson  9. 

The  farmer  takes  his  grain  to  market.  Here  comes 
one  now  with  a  load  of  wheat.  He  drives  a  fine  team 
of  horses.  They  are  noble  animals.  He  treats  them 
kindly. 


/^/^^^^^ 


^^^^TT^^'l^. 


Lesson  10.  — ; 

Review. 

. 

high 

made 

nice 

great 

teacher 

question 

hke 

workers 

catch 

twinkle 

yet 

that 

kitten 

about 

bird 

blind 

mice 

minnow 

up 

why 

most 

wheat 

smg 

stars 

few 

comes 

jump 

where 

lambs 

called 

sleep 

think 

sharp 

noble 

also 

know 

honey 

care 

wasp 

fish 

16  THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLER, 

Lesson  11. 


Rule  Z,— Begin  each  -proper  name  with  a  capital  letter. 

Frank  Henry  squirrel         found         brother 

brought       woods  elder  nest  whose 

Lesson  13. 

Mary  has  named  her  doll.  What  do  you  think  she 
calls  it  ?  She  has  named  it  Queen.  Fannie  calls  her  doll 
Bessie.     Two  girls  and  two  dolls.     Two  and  two  are  four. 

^<^-z^'^^'^^'^^^^  ^^Ci^y^^  y^-z^^'trt^  ^^^trz^i^y 

(See  Rule  3,  above.) 


TitE  PUoGUiisstv^  sPt:LLt:k. 


17 


Lesson  13, 


(M^At^^^,^<H^ 


sled  this  coasting 

sport  question  mark 


fine  p5nd 

your         sport 


ever 

farmer 

sheep 

May 

June 


Ijesson  14. 

flesh 
shear 

mutton     yn^^u^^^^nty 

man  yyTZ-^t^n^ 


pork 


(See  note,  Lesson  2.) 


18 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  15. 

James,  if  you  will  come  with  me,  I  will  show  you  a 
pretty  sight.  Oh  !  one,  two,  three,  four  little  eggs  !  How 
delicate  they  are  !     Do  you  think  they  will  hatch  ? 

Rule  4. —  Use  an  exclaTnatioTi  point  after  an  exclaiming 
sentence. 


James 
show 
three 
one 


ytryu^ 


hatch 

exclamation 

oh 

use 

sentence 


/ 


ATH/ 


Jjesson   16.     (See  Rule  4,  aboye.) 


>^^ 

^^^. 


'^j^Himy/  cZfuy 


--ytU^m/^^  Cyf^tri^rJ^.^^^^ 


/ 


^d^^^i^yU^?^.   j^/fCT^r^dM^^..^^ 


wind 
clouds 


dreadful 
windows 


gale 
rattle 


house 
roll 


fairly 
grows 


fii^  PkOOliESSIVE  SPELLER. 


19 


Lesson  17. 

Ann's  dress  is  torn.  She  is  a  wild,  careless  girl.  She 
soils  her  book,  and  does  not  learn  her  lesson  well.  Her 
doll's  clothes  are  soiled  also. 

Rem3.rk.  —  The  apostrophe  and  s  Cs)  are  often  used  to  denote 
ownership  or  possession. 


Ann's 

doll's 

dress 

apostrophe 

clothes 


y't^t^<dJy 


careless 

frock 

learn 

soils 

torn 


ytH/n^ 


Lesson    18.     (See  remark  above.) 

Clara's  pencil  is  in  her  small  wooden  box.  She  has 
put  her  slate  away.  She  has  a  place  for  everything. 
Do  you  think  Clara  is  a  careless  girl  ? 


Clara's 

pencil 

small 

away 

slate 


^c^^^^^^-^^^^ 


^^t^^u^7^^U^ 


wooden 

books 

place 

girl 

frame 


.-^^€4^ 
,.^^^-0^^^^^ 


20 


tb:b:  PttOGttEssivE  sp^lleb. 


Lesson  19. 

The  days  of  the  week  are  Sunday,  Monday,  Tuesday, 
Wednesday,  Thursday,  Friday,  and  Saturday.  In  writing 
them,  begin  each  one  with  a  capital  letter.  Seven  days 
make  one  week.     Thirty  days  make  one  month. 


r^r^^ 


liesson 

30.  — Review. 

squirrel 

proper 

pork 

number 

brought 

Henry 

exclamation 

Ann's 

woods 

shear 

sentence 

apostrophe 

named 

hatch 

dreadful 

learn 

two 

Bessie 

window 

soils 

four 

Queen 

rattle 

Wednesday 

coasting 

question 

careless 

Tuesday 

question 

farmer 

pencil 

girl 

sport 

James 

clothes 

thirty 

mutton 

fairly 

wooden 

seven 

THt:  p^oGitEssiVE  sPt:LLt:n. 


21 


Lesson  21. 


knapsack        soldier  carries         sword  Detween 

pistol  canteen        hyphen       compound       parts 

Rule  5.  —  Use  a  hyphen  (-)  between  the  parts  of  a  compound 
word. 


Lesson  22. 

(See  rule  above.) 

grandfather 

snow 

^.J^n^tn^ 

grandmother 

visit 

yi^^Myr 

feeble 

love 

y^^cn^ 

locks 

very 

yi^-eA^u^' 

white 

.^^M^-n^^^ 

wait 

.^4^10^^^ 

To  the  TeacAer.  — Require  the  pupils  to  use  these  words  in  original  sentences. 


22  THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLEk. 

liesson  23. 

(See  Rules  3  and  5.) 

See,  Florence,  how  the  snow  comes  down.  The  trees 
are  bending  with  their  burden  of  white.  I  Hke  to  be  out 
in  a  snow-storm.  Of  what  is  the  soft,  white  snow 
made  ?  When  the  storm  is  over,  we  can  take  a  sleigh- 
ride. 


Ijesson  24. 

cool 


dinner-bell 

harvest-field 

almost  /^^ 

been 

Joe 


quite  y^t^^iyut^y 

ring  yU^^n-^ 

horn  .JuHy7ay 

ready  ^.e-^flu^ 


THE   PBOGRESSIVJE  SPELLER.  23 


Liesson  25, 


Benjamin  Franklin  said : 

"  Early  to  bed  and  early  to  rise 
Makes  a  man  healthy,  wealthy,  and  wise." 

Rule  6,  — Enclose  the  words  of  another  in  quotation  marks 

c  n. 


Lesson  ^6. 

(Review  rule  above.) 


^ny.^^S^crn/-^^  J2/^ 


To  the  2'eacher.--Re^nue  the  pupil  to  select  and  spell  the  new  words  in  this  lesson 


24  THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  27. 


Grace  J2Z4^^i^d^^ 

road-side      ^^iir^^i^zJ^^^^^ 

leaves 

home 

seven  ^^d-^^i^i^^ 


Hattie         J2/^ 
walking     -^^^^^^^^^5^^^^^^ 
laughed 


----^^^^^^^^C^^^ 


rustle         AyU<d^&y 

twigs  y^i^^^t^jy 

To  the  TeacAer.  — Require  the  pupil  to  use  these  words  in  sentences  illustrating 
Rule  6,  page  23. 

Lesson  38. 


snow-white       together       twice  school       sleigh 

huddled  square  affirmative       merry       driving 


THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLEB. 


25 


Lesson  29. 

A  bright  fire  was  blazing  on  the  hearth.  Harry  was 
reading  from  a  new  book  which  his  papa  and  mamma 
had  given  him  for  a  birthday  present.  Harry  was  only 
seven,  but  he  could  read  quite  well,  and  was  happy  with 
his  new  book. 


Lesson  30. —Review. 


1. 

soldier 

visit 

ring 

Grace 

2. 

pistol 

very 

quite 

laughed 

3. 

carries 

Florence 

quotation 

walking 

4. 

sword 

bending 

rise 

leaves 

5. 

canteen 

burden 

early 

huddled 

6. 

hyphen 

snow-storm 

Lawrence 

affirmative 

7. 

compound 

sleigh-ride 

knew 

merry 

8. 

grandfather 

made 

piece 

knowledge 

9. 

grandmother 

dinner-bell 

Benjamin 

road-side 

10. 

feeble 

harvest-field 

money 

blazing 

rr 

V.    *hn    T'/^rinTtoi'  — P.pni 

lirft  the  Duuil  to  writ 

e  the  Review  and  mark  the  vowels 

from  memory. 


26 


THE  PR0GBE8SIVE  SPELLER. 


Liesson  31. 


bind 

garden 

cloudy 

bright 
pleasant 


^'^V^i-l^-^>ft^ 


supper    ,Auf2Jt£4y 


milk 
bread 
criist 
small 


.^€yU^c4^ 


It  is  pleasant  to  watch  the  farmer  wheat  into 

bundles.     We  grow  potatoes  in  our .    This  is  a 

day.     I  love  a  day.      I  sometimes   eat  and 

for  supper.     I  have  a  small  tin  cup  of  my  own. 

Lesson  32. 


silver 

tm 

iron 

gold 

lead 


copper 


zmc 


platinum 


.^-^z^^^m^ 


potassium  A'l^f^fk<id^c-^^^^^^^ 

mercury    ^^7^ri^4^€^u4^ 

Which  is  the  most  useful  metal?  Which  is  the  most 
precious  metal  ?  Tell  me  all  you  can  about  one  of  these 
metals. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  27 


Lesson  33. 


Sit  erect  at  your .    Our  teacher  keeps  a  neat . 

If  you  listen,  you  will  hear  the  - — -  strike.     We  use  the 

when  we  go  to  the  black-board.     A  nice here 

and  there  adds  much  to  the  appearance  of  a  school-room. 

Lesson  34. 

I  love  the  days  of  .     It  is  then  that  the 

sound  of  nuts  is  heard.     The  leaves  change ; 

some  turn  red,   some  golden,  while  others  grow  brown 
and  sear. 


autumn 

melancholy   /:^^^^.^^^^^^^^^^IW^ 
dropping       ^^E^^^^^;^^^-^^^^ 
sound  ^J^^^n^^n^^ 

turn  ^^u^U^ 


color 

forest 

golden  ^^^--tr^^^Le^ny 

sear       ^^L^^tZyi^ 

change  -<^^^^^<^^^t^ 


28 


THE  PROGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


liesson  3^. 


^^^^-^^^t^t^. 


/^^^^^<1 


yt^i^^Jiu^^^ 


z^/^i^^zJ^yi^^, 


brought     article  delightful     furniture      carriage 

supper       doll-house     Jennie's         pleased         bed-spread 


Lesson  36. 

Jennie  was  an  industrious  girl,  and  so  she  made  a 

for  her .     She her  doll  house  every  day.    When 

she  ,  she  folds  her  table-spread  and  puts  it  in  her 

little  bureau  drawer.     She  has  a ,  a  ,  a  set  of 

small ,  and  many  other  things  in  her  doll-house. 


.y'7^;^^y^^^^^l^djy 


THE  PROGBESSIVE  SPELLER.  29 


Eesson  37, 


GC'^-i^iJ/^-^^^y^^ 


<^£^Z^. 


flaxen         curl        shining        answered        backward 


Lesson 

38. 

butter 

cheese 

honey 

salt 

biscuit 

soup 

pepper 

sugar 

cracker 

c8ffee 

pickle 

syrup 

30 


THE  PBOGRESSIVE   SPELLER. 


liesson  39. 


Silas  is  a boy  in  school.    He  will  mark  on  his  desk 

with  his ,  tear  his  book  and  throw  the  paper  upon  the 

floor,  whisper  and  misbehave  when  his  teacher's  back  is 

turned.     He  is in  trouble  with  his ,  and  does 

not  treat  them  kindly.     So  they  do  not  love  hun  very 
dearly,  and  he  is  not  happy. 


Lesson  40.- 

—  Review. 

article 

crayon 

sear 

wire 

delightful 

table 

erect 

crust 

furniture 

frequently 

change 

milk 

faith 

dearly 

misbehave 

cloudy 

behind 

appearance 

lead-pencil 

bright 

while 

schoolroom 

supper 

garden 

pepper 

autumn 

boilers 

copper 

coffee 

sound 

platinum 

zinc 

picture 

forest 

horse-shoe 

iron 

bench 

suffar 

bullets 

watches 

THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


31 


liesson  41. 

drone  ^-^^l^r^^is/ 


working      .^^^^'tH^£i>^^^^ 
queen 


disturbed  .^^-du^loXd' 
swarm        „J^u^7z4^^ny 
doing         r-^^/^cn-^^'t-^ 
..W^  bee-hive  ^     ^' ' 

hive  --^C^<^^^  ^^^, 

settle 

To  the  TeacAer.- Require  the  pupil  to  use  these  words  in  original  sentences. 

Lesson  4:2. 

chest  liings  heart  spine  b5dy 

stomach  head  brain  ribs  blood 


CZ^^i^y-^^i^3n^d'^^^ 


32  THE  PROGRESSIVE   SPELLER. 

Lesson  43. 


arteriei 

3        veins 

liver          muscles 

bones 

nerves 

skin 

nails          hair 
Lesson  44. 

joints 

There  are  five  senses,  namely :  — 

sight,  taste,  smell,  hearing,  and  feeling. 
The  eye  is  the  organ  of  sight,  and  the  ear  the  organ  of 
hearing.     We  should  take  good  care  of  the  body. 


THE   PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


33 


schoolboy 
pupil 


student   ^..^J-^u^^^^e-^^z/- 

lesson 

application 


Lesson   45. 

janitor 

primary 

grammar 


department  ^^i^Mt-fU/f^^t^^T^ 
industry       ^•^i^^^'2^^^^^>cjM^ 
is  generally  happy.     A  diligent will  soon 


learn  a  hard 


It  is  an  honor  to  be  perfect  in 


each  day.     The will  keep  the  room  warm  by  keep- 
ing a  good  fire.     A school  is  one  composed  of  small 

pupils. 


tardy 
medal 


Lesson  46, 

prompt  merit 

punctual  diligent 


reward 
honor 


dishonor 
promote 


^d4^C^^^t£^^ 


34  THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 

Ijesson  47. 

cattle  h8rses  hogs  mules  calves 

goats  chickens  geese         •  ducks  turkeys 


Liesson  48. 

peaches         pliims  grapes  orchards  meadows 

fields  corn  clover  stock  guinea 


THE  PROGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


35 


Lesson  49. 

carpenter      handsaw        chisel         plane  mallet 

tools  shavmgs        blocks        ribbons        mouldings 

A  has  many  tools.     He  makes  long  with 

a  .      They  look  like  — — .      I  love  to  play  among 

—  of  wood  that 

—  is   a  hammer 


the  shavings,  and  pick  np  the  little 

are  sawed   off   with   the   .     A 

made  of  wood. 


Lesson  50.  — Review* 


1. 

disturbed 

honor 

chisel 

drawing 

2. 

doing 

department 

plane 

ink'stand 

3. 

care 

poultry 

blocks 

stock 

4. 

heart 

kisect 

tools 

guinea 

5. 

stomach 

meadow 

field 

duckling 

6. 

ribs 

orchard 

clover 

gosling 

7. 

tardy 

ribbons 

plums 

veins 

8. 

prompt 

school-boy 

peaches 

liver 

9. 

diligent 

lesson 

promote 

controls 

10. 

punctual 

corn 

failure 

tasting 

36  THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  51. 


Rule  1,  —  The  apostrophe  (0  denotes  an  omission,  or  that 
there  has  been  a  contraction. 

afraid be  late  unless  I  make  haste. 

a  very  pretty  knife.     My  father  gave  it  to  me. 

soon  be  as  large  as  I  am. 

'  you  love  the  sunshine! 

Note. — Do  not  make  frequent  use  of  contractions. 


Tjesson  53, 


entire        ^^^^^^Z^d^^ 


foaming^  .^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

cataract  ^^e-^z^^^^y^i^z-c/^ 

pouring  ,y4't^t7^Uyl^€y^^i^^ 

roaring  ^/^^^^-^^-^^^^ 

glade         ^W^^^^z:.^  singing  ^^J^^^^n^^^^^-rt^ 

To  the  Teacher.  — Require  the  pupils  to  use  these  words  in  original  sentences. 


roaming    ^d^t^T^^^^^-t^-^^^i^^ 
valley        yTzi-Ci!^^^ 
glen  ^y^^^e^^ 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


37 


Lesson  53. 

An  old  door  on  its  hinges. 

The  is  overhead. 

Flowers  have  a  smell. 

When  several  speak  at  once  there  is  confusion. 
We  sometimes  the  graves  of  the  dead  by  strew- 
ing flowers  upon  them. 

Do  not  speak  angrily  or  be  a  . 

confusion         scold  fragrant        decorate        hickory 

hinges  creaks         rust  ceiling  maple 


Lesson  54. 


yT^n^HJ^^ 


^yp^i^^tZ^,^^^^^-^ 


IS   a 


The  course  of  the 

The  dove  makes  a  dainty 

I  love  a  bright,  fire. 

We  often  fail  to  appreciate  the 


one. 


for  the  hawk, 


of  time. 


is  not  a  desirable  color  for  a  garment. 


38  THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 

Ijesson  55. 

To  the  Teacher.  —  Have  the  class  commit  the  following.    Teach  a  lesson. 

—  From  '•  Song  of  the  Potter,"  Henry  W.  Longfellow. 

Lesson  56. 

hanging  between  level  cliff  front 

covers  tosses  curly  teeth  straight 


^i^^^-^^^^^l^^^^^;^::^^!^.^^^^^^ 


THE  PROGRESSIVE   SPELLER. 


39 


Lesson  57. 

Direction.  —  Distinguish  between  : 


lightning  and  lightening 
gesture  and  jester 
fisher  and  fissure 
emigrate  and  immigrate 
except  and  accept 


ax  and  acts 
colonel  and  kernel 
pour  and  pore 
affect  and  effect 
aloud  and  allowed 


Note.  —  The  teacher  should  direct  attention  to  both  the  spelling  and  pronuncia- 
tion of  such  words  as  those  above,  explaining  the  meaning  and  requiring  sentences 
formed  to  illustrate  their  use. 


^y^^^-i^^n-^z^. 


^..'^'^^^^T^l^n-trT^ 


Lesson   58. 


defend 

forsake 

parents 

duty 

protest 


dizzy 

muddy     ,^-ryz^u^i^M^ 

ocean       .^^tHt^^f?>^ 

pebbles 

store 


^.d^H^y 


40 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson   59. 


//^-^1^-t^^^ 


^^-^^j^^^^^^^ 


'^^/^^n^^u^^ 


ascend 

steeples 

wonder          build 

blows 

within 

vane 

sexton           warning        injured 

Lesson 

60* 

—  Review. 

disturbed 

hickory 

mamma 

within 

scarcely 

roaring 

parade 

wonder 

clmrch 

fragrant 

parents 

celebration 

gray 

ceiling 

ascend 

niece 

arteries 

cousin 

pebbles 

occasion 

being 

yesterday 

murmur 

gladness 

sorrow 

straight 

defend 

fathom 

pleasant 

prepare 

begins 

between 

aunt 

hurried 

build 

curly 

muddy 

distance 

anvil 

front 

THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  41 


Lesson   61. 

^^T^yi^t^^^^^Cd^^^^^'Z.'tr^^^^^^^  -^sop,  "  The  Miser  "  (A  Fable). 


To  the  Teac/ier.  — Select  the  7iew  aud  difficult  words,  and  require  the  pupil 
to  spell  and  define. 

Lesson  62. 

owns  plows  f^d  b^iggy  s^^^^^ 

neat  cottage  wagon  harness  poultry 


42  THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 

Lesson   63. 

Direction.  —  Copy  the  following: 


See  Rule  7,  p.  36. 

Wisdom  shining  sage  wandering  talking 

Lesson   64. 


To  the   Teacher.  —  Select  the  new  and  difficult  words,  and  require  the  pupil 
to  spell  and  define. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


43 


Direction. 


Lesson  65. 

Copy  the  following : 


Lesson 

66. 

-J.  R.  Drake. 

flattery 

butcher 

upright 

consults 

compare 

cunning 

honorable 

stutter 

anecdotes 

imitates 

truthful 

falter 

monkey 

hypocrite 

industrious 

hesitate 

acorn 

precipice 

captive 

dusty 

Many  

are  told  about  the  monkey. 

He  is  said 

to  be  a  very 

— animal, 

and 

[  to  the 

actions  of 

persons.     He  is  a  very  nimble  animal,  and  lives  in  the 
forest.     He  eats  nuts  and  fruits,  and  sometimes  flesh. 


44 


THE  PIWGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Ijesson  67. 

scraper  sleep  auger 

thread  fences  sister 

thimble  scythe  shaggy 

needle  harrow  eating 

o'clock  being  sew  (so) 


granary 
manger 
trough 

sty 
fowls 


A  farmer  will  make  a  pond  with  a  scraper  or  bore  a 
hole  with  an .     I  can  use , -,  and ,  and 


sew   almost   as   well  as 


hair.     He  is  a  watch-dog. 


Carlo  has  long,   shaggy 


Lesson  68. 

kindness       required        describe         load 


assist 


evening 


songster 
midnight       grief 


^..^^^'^''^^^/^i^^^^^^i^^^^^V 


THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


45 


• 

Lesson  69. 

*•-/■ 

Jan.  is 

for  January. 

July  is 

for 

July. 

Feb.  " 

"     February. 

Aug.  " 

it. 

t/ 
August. 

Mar.  " 

"    March. 

Sept.  " 

a 

September, 

Apr.  " 

"    April. 

Oct.    " 

u 

October. 

May  " 

"    May. 

Nov.  " 

u 

November. 

June  " 

"    June. 

Dec.  " 

u 

December. 

Lessoi 

1  70. 

anxious 

search 

trough 

shoes 

destroy 

plastering 

hosiery 

shawls 

nephew 

finished 

cunning 

honorable 

property 

gingham 

industrious 

stutter 

sleek 

compare 

falter 

hesitate 

buggy 

monkey 

listen 

billows 

shining 

hypocrite 

midnight 

evening 

living 

prints 

auger 

scythe 

incendiary 

nimble 

shaggy 

thimble 

manger 

skittish 

February 

December 

46 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  71. 


/   '  -  -  y 


-/^  /jy/ 


?yK 


yt^ 


^C^^/^^. 


shipped        condition        enclosed        received        dollars 
failure  forty-five        ckarts  globes  payment 


THE  proghessive  spelleh.  47 


Lesson  12. 


>:^/^l^^^7^^^^^,x/:^^^^^^^^ 


catalpa         primrose       dandelion       daisy         search 
conifer  flower  blossom  showy       wandering 

Lesson  73. 

Plants  furnish  shelter,  raiment,  food,  and  medicine. 
We  make  furniture  and  machinery  of  wood,  and  paper 
of  bark  and  other  substances.  Bark  was  at  one  time 
used  by  the  Indians  of  North  America  for  making  small 
boats  or  canoes.  Plants  assist  in  purifying  the  air,  and 
are  the  chief  source  of  fuel. 


fiirnish 

Indians 

purifying 

shade 

raiment 

making 

fuel 

ornaments 

medicine 

source 

paper 

coal 

machinery 

canoes 

plants 

wood 

America 

assist 

furniture 

shelter 

48 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Ljesson  74. 

U.S.  is 

for  United  States. 

Benj.  is 

for 

Benjamin. 

Mo.    " 

Missouri. 

Chas.  " 

Charles. 

111.     " 

Illinois. 

Jas.      '' 

James. 

lo.      " 

Iowa. 

Thos.  " 

Thomas. 

Ind.    " 

Indiana. 

Geo.     " 

George. 

Kan.  " 

Kansas. 

Wm.    " 

William. 

N.Y.  " 

New  York. 

Sam'l  " 

Samuel. 

Co.     " 

Company. 

Jno.     " 

John. 

Co.     " 

County. 

Alex.  " 

Alexander. 

Pa.     " 

Pennsylvania. 

Lesso 

Chris.  " 
n  75. 

Christopher. 

without 

berries 

shingles 

radishes 

spices 

beams 

posts 

lettuce 

bulbs 

lumber 

onions 

spinach 

chiefly 

bridges 

potatoes 

cel'ery 

barns 

pumps 

Lesso 

chairs 
n  76. 

medicine 

straw 

flax             durable 

jute 

gos'samer 

cotton 

hemp         famous 

products 

rubber 

THE  PttOGItt:SSIVE  SPELLt:k. 


49 


Lesson  77. 

wonderful       happily       creatures       necessary      together 
families  pieces  willing  decide  separate 

Beavers   are  good  carpenters,   dam-builders,  and  plas- 
terers.    These  lively  little  animals  can  do  a amount 

of  hard  work.     They  live  very together.     If  they 

to  build  a  dam,  they  cut  or  gnaw  down  shrubs  or 

small  trees  on  the  bank  of  the  stream,  and  use  them  in 
making  the  dam. 


Lesson  78, 


manner     ^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^.^/^ 
careful      .^-i^^^^^^^^^^ 
branches   --^-^^^-^^^^^^^^C^^ 
float  ^^^f^^^t^^n^ 

animals    .^■'^^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 


miisk'-rat 

otter 

mmk         ^^^yyi^-i^-n^-^ 

raccoon      .A^^i^^^^-€^zmy 

opos'sum  /^;^^^t^i^^^^>^^^ 


The  musk-rat,  like  the  beaver,  is  fond  of  the  water. 
Musk-rats  build  their  houses  in  the  same  manner  that 
beavers  do.  •  Both  animals  furnish  fur  for  man's  use. 
Fur  animals  usually  live  in  a  cold  climate. 


50 


THE  PliOQRESStVE  SPELLEU. 


Lesson  79. 

It  is  extremely  cold  in  the regions.     The  

is  found  there.     Hear  the shout  of  the  huntsman 

when  he  brings  down  his  game !  The  people  who  live 
in  the  far  north  wear  fur  clothing  through  the  long, 
dreary  winters.  In  such  dress  they  look  uncouth,  but 
many  of  them  are  good  people. 

arctic     ^^^.^^^^^t^ 


reindeer 


joyous    ^.^f^nftrpcdy 
afar         ^^^zJkd^ 
distance  .^^z/^J.^^^y^'l^^y 


wandering  ..^^^^^^^^-^^^^^^^/^^^^^^ 
uncouth 


leisure 

advantage  .^-z^-^M^ 
living  .^^^^"^^^-^^^ 


Liesson  80.- 

—  Review. 

received 

lettuce 

bridges 

U.S. 

=  ? 

duly 

leisure 

chiefly 

111. 

=  ? 

wonderful 

piece 

without 

Benj. 

=  ? 

necessary 

creatures 

shipped 

Kan. 

=  9 

taking 

decide 

enclosed 

Sam'l 

=  ? 

arctic 

showy 

avenue 

Jno. 

=  ? 

conifer 

catalpa 

celery 

Thos. 

=  ? 

shingles 

medicine 

gossamer 

Jas. 

=  ? 

radishes 

machinery 

careful 

•     Mo. 

=  ? 

spinach 

purifying 

happily 

Co. 

=  ? 

THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


51 


Lesson  81, 


A.M.     is  for  Master  of  Arts. 

P.M.     "  "    Post  Master. 

C.O.D.  "  "    cash  on  delivery, 

cts.        "  "    cents. 


a.m.  is  for  before  noon, 
p.m.   "    "    after  noon. 
Prof.  "    "    Professor, 
ft.       "    "    feet. 


Note  to  the  Teacher.  —  Require  the  pupils  to  use  these  abbreviations  in  original 
sentences. 


Lesson  82, 


consent  ^^(^'tr^'Z<£^^n^ 
attain 

mingle  /-^-^^-^^^^^^^^^ 

estates  ^t^c^^^^^Si^ 


permission 


genuine 
pulley 


news-boy  .-^-^^t^^^^^^. 
launder 


gentry      ,^^-^.^-^^zZlu^ 


52  THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  83. 


oiJ 


^^ii^i^4^c::>^^^^^>;^    U/Oi/\^, 


Cytj/uU^^a/     ..Jt/        »      r,    Jt^a^f^/ 


tyro  alto  staff  melody  beginner 

tenor  soprano  notes  musician  cord 

Lesson  84, 

Direction.  —  Copy  the  script. 

blended  rests  bass  cleff  harmony 

music  holds  discord  slurs  bars 


G^^trUCiyn^y^::^^J,^^  a^^^n^CZy^lg^^y^-^^^tT^^e^ 


■Tbnntson,  "  The  May  Queen. 


THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


53 


Lesson  85. 

dmgy 

sunshine  ^<^^^>^^c^%^^^^^^^ 

cobwebs 

sunbeam  ,^<^U^^nJi^^z^^^ 

bins 

.yfz^T-tjy 

sunset       ^J^u^^T^iM^r- 

thrifty 

'i^ 

sunstroke  ..,<l^u^<nJ^4yfiZ€y 

indolent 

sunrise      ..^<d^^uy^^^^UJ^ 

Lesson  86. 

scoop-shovel         sponge 

piano               pineapple 

balmy 

gopher 

flute                sour 

acid 

grindstone 

jewsharp         bitter 

acrid 

gophermoi 

md         guitar'             juice 

r^ 

^                ^.^^yT^l^ 

'yJuru^^Ju^^ 

Cd-e^ay.    (D^ 


^,.d.<^^. 


^^^^■1^  J^i^^^n^.,^^ 


54  The  PnOGEESSIVE  SPELLEM. 

Lesson  87. 

Direction.  —  Copy  the  script : 

—  Longfellow,  "Song  of  the  Potter." 

pause  spins  sand  marl  mineral 

command  clay  mixed  follows  motion 

Lesson  ^^^ 


chance  spider  entrance         entan  gle        venture 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


65 


Lesson  89. 


style 
elegant 


,^£-t^e^-^^t^i>m/- 


par^as51 
courtesy 


generous 


expensive   -^^;^^^.^^^</^'^^      gg 
furnished    ^^^4^'/^^^<i^€.^^  |  clothing   .^^d^-^^^^^i^^ 
-^^^'^'^^^^^  buttons     .-Ai^Uh^zjy 


living 


thrifty 

balmy 

sunset 

harvest 

gopher 

piano 

melody 

consent 

harmony 

courtesy 

insects 

follows 


Lesson  90. 

attain 

genuine 

estate 

news-boy 

bars 

launder 

generous 

fully 

jewsharp 

grindstone 

marl 

mineral 


-  Review. 

entrance 

entangle 

millet 

saying 

venture 

parasol 

sponge 

acid 

acrid 

bins 

command 

pineapple 


A.M.  =  ? 
P.M.        =  ? 

A.M.  =? 
P.M.  =  ? 
C.O.D.  =  ? 


ft. 

doz. 

K.R. 

P- 

pp. 
pk. 
Prof. 


=  ? 
=  ? 
=  ? 
=  ? 
=  ? 


56 


THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


- 

Lesson  91. 

moonlight 

distance 

space 

means 

stars 

appear 

travels 

fixed 

twinkle 

together 

passes 

reflected 

midday 

apart 

governs 

account 

shine 

gladness 

understanding 

o'clock 

I  love  a  night.     I  like  to  watch  the  stars  as 

they  appear,  one  by  one,  in  the  sky.  They  are  at 
a  great  distance  from  us,  and  small  on  that  ac- 
count,  but    they    are    very   large.      Our    earth    travels 


through 


God  governs  all. 


Lesson  92. 


skylark 

chimney 

swallows 

ponder 

tearful 


wigwam 

regular 

retire 

dissolve 

billows 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  57 


Ijesson  93. 


Truth  is  more  precious  than  gold ;  hence  be and 

speak  the  truth.     A  rain  fell  and  revived  vegeta- 
tion.    The  traveller that  he  was  entirely and 

could  not  find  his  way.     Do  not  be or .     Strive 

earnestly,  use  good ,  and  you  are  likely  to . 

Do  not  on  the  rights   of   others.     A cannot 

to  sell  goods  at  cost. 

Lesson  94. 


A once  let  a boy  into  his  garden.     The  boy 

meant  well  enough,  but  was  so  thoughtless  as  to  pluck 
some  buds  from   some   choice  plants.     Do  not' persuade 

anyone    to    engage   in   wrong-doing.      Iron  will  if 

exposed  to  the  weather. 


58 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  95, 

paren'tal 

^h^t^^j/n^f^ 

premises 

encroach 

^^^^^^t^^^yi^rgz-^yriy 

discover 

^^Z^A-i^-e^T^i^ 

affection 

^^zJ^^^^'^^^ 

partisan 

.-^^t^fZ^i^J-a^^ 

patience 

enrapture 

^^^^W^^-^ 

hurrah 

^Jz.uyH'^^^^^ 

afloat 

,^-7^iJlir^J- 

Lesson  96. 

life-boat        dashes       cheered       single-handed        darkly 

They  re  is  for  they  are;  well  is  for  we  will;  'twas  is 
for  it  was. 

J3/A 


(:^Lze/^.,iM^^^ 


^4y^ 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


59 


Liesson  97. 


cooper 
painter 
printer 
milliner 


hammer 
brush 
type 
needle 


jeweler 
shoemaker 
barber 
tailor 


pincers 
knife 
razor 
scissors 


liesson  98. 


covey 
partridge 
sentinel 
manner 


globular 
penetrate 
pressure 
survey' 


flinty 
propound' 
difficult 
barley 


surmount 
contract 
miller 
flimsy 


M^ 


60 


THE  PBOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  99. 

hermit 

alone                       intercourse 

secluded 

devotes 

interrupted            meditation 

religious 

cJ 

— ^^J-^x(rn^y^^.^^(m-ir:^/^^ 

^.-^/TTo^jzy 

.^^^^^ 


Lesson  100.  —  Review. 


governs 

regular 

reflected 

faithful 

earnestly 

partisan 

premises 

single-handed 

scissors 

razor 


knife 

difficult 

flimsy 

sinful 

beware 

merchant 

infringe 

judgment 

succeed 

perverse 


earnestly 

precious 

hasty 

bewilder 

copious 

apricot 

corrode 

lamplight 

persuade 

cheerful 


hurrah 

clashes 

patience 

encroach 

secluded 

pressure 

mariner 

milliner 

penetrate 

barley 


PART   II. 


THE  PEOGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


5><KC 


Lesson  101 

air,  the  atmosphere. 

heir,  one  who  inherits, 

all,  the  whole. 

awl,  a  tool. 

ark,  a  vessel. 

arc,  part  of  a  circumference. 


ate,  did  eat. 
eight,  tivice  four. 
bell,  a  sounding  vessel. 
belle,  a  beautiful  young  lady. 
be,  to  exist. 
bee,  an  insect. 


Lesson 

10^. 

frighten 

brittle 

bluster 

rogue 

mildew 

quilt 

crimson 

halter 

rivalry 

blanket 

salute 

lantern 

jailer 

curtain 

commander 

schedule 

quicken 

pause 

stupid 

allow 

To  the  Teacher.  —  Require  original  sentences  to  be  formed,  illustrating  the  mean- 
ing and  use  of  the  words  in  this  lesson. 

63 


64 


THE  PBOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


cold 

frigid 

burn 

blubber 

scOrch 

bubble 

wilt 

condition 

Ijesson  103* 

wither  fastened 

safely  securely 

concluded  finished 

refuge  loosened 

The  traveler  took  behind  the  rock.     After  due 

consideration,  I to  make  the  effort.     It  is  very 

in  the  frigid  zone,  and  sailors,  while  there,  frequently  use 

the  fat  of  the  whale,  called ,  for  food.     The  thrifty 

farmer  will  keep  his  stock  in  good  . 


Ljesson  104, 


silent 
whirl-wind 
consigned     .-^^^ 
photograph 
singular 


liberty 

orator 

sadness  ^J-i^z^g^f^t-^dJ^^ 

bereavement  .J^^-s^^^^r^^^^z^^^ 

anxiety  .^^^^^^^y::i>cs^^^ 

It  is  sometimes  best  to  be  .     I  once  saw  a  

sight ;   it  was  a  passing  along,  and   taking  leaves 

and  straw  far  up  into  the  air. 

A  certain  once   said,   '^  Give  me  liberty  or  give 

me  death !  " 


THE  PMOGMESSIVE  SPELLER. 


65 


Lesson  105. 


ball,  a  sphere. 
bawl,  to  cry  aloud. 
base,  vile,  mean. 
bass,  a  part  in  music. 
climb,  to  mount. 
clime,  a  region. 


cent,  a  coin. 
sent,  did  send. 
scent,  a  smell. 
bear,  to  carry. 
bear,  an  animal. 
bare,  naked. 


Lesson  106. 


y^ 


reject 

explode 

tobacco 

powder 

rifle 


lowland 

stable 

measure 

silence 

overflow 


scraper 

levee 

salesman 

by-gone 

returned 


flourish 

pursiiit 

enemy 

army 

retreat 


To  the  Teacher.— These  words  may  be  defined  and  used  in  sentences. 


6Q 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson 

107. 

Blanche 

Laura 

Martin 

Wilber 

Ella 

Olive 

Cyrus 

Julius 

Flora 

Adelia 

Clarence 

Robert 

Julia 

Gertrude 

Donaldson 

Benjamin 

Meda 

Delia 

Filmore 

Delbert 

Lesson 

108. 

Rule  S.  —  All  proper  adjectives  (words  derived  from  proper 
najnes)  should  begin  with  a  capital  letter. 


Proper  Noun. 

Proper  Adj. 

Proper  Noun. 

Proper  Adj 

America 

American 

Alps 
Africa 

Alpine 

Ireland 

Irish 

African 

Germany 

German 

Spain 

Spanish 

Russia 

Russian 

Asia 

Asiatic 

Greece 

Grecian 

Rome 

Roman 

Lessoi 

ti  109. 

rugged 

valise 

parcel 

bundle 

label 

bottle 

whip-cord 

fought 

sachel 

druggist 

constant 

perpetua 

traveler 

drugs 

bravely 

daring 

To  the  Teachei 

'.  —  These  words  ma 

7  be  defined  and  used 

in  sentences. 

THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


67 


Lesson  110. 


M.S.     is  for  manuscript. 

N.B.     "  "    take  notice. 

8vo.      "  "    octavo. 

12mo.  "  "    duodecimo. 

4to.      "  "    quarto. 


et.  al.  is  for  "  and  others." 
B.C.     "    "    Before  Christ. 
Mr.      "    "    Mister. 
Mrs.    "   "    Mistress. 
Eem.   "   "    Remainder. 


Lesson  111. 


clause,  part  of  a  sentence. 
claws,  nails  of  an  animal, 
coarse,  not  fine. 
course,  direction. 
cell,  a  small  room. 
sell,  to  dispose  of. 


dew,  moisture. 
due,  ivhat  is  owing. 
done,  finished. 
dun,  a  color. 
deer,  an  animal. 
dear,  costly,  precious. 


Lesson  112. 

frighten 

securely 

halter 

bear 

B.C. 

brittle 

salesman 

lantern 

cell 

N.B. 

loosened 

levee 

ball 

air 

Mrs. 

orator 

commander 

cent 

arc 

8vo. 

bravely 

blanket 

bass 

eight 

12mo 

measure 

rivalry 

done 

bee 

4to. 

by-gone 

salute 

deer 

belle 

M.S. 

lowland 

crimson 

claws 

awl 

Mr. 

68  TBE  PBOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


liesson  113. 


gait,    manner    of   walking. 

gate,  a  kind  of  door. 

flour,  ground  grain. 

flower,  a  blossom. 

heal,  to  cure. 

heel,  part  of  the  foot. 


hail,  frozen  rain  ;  to  salute. 

hale,  hearty ;  sound. 

peal,  a  loud  noise. 

peel,  to  strip  off  the  hark. 

hire,  wages. 

higher,  loftier. 


Lesson  114. 

Rule  9.— Most  abbreviations  should  begin  with  a  eapital 
letter  and  be  followed  hy  a  period. 


//  // 


>/^ 


/^        // 


//  // 


ff       '/ 


.#'// 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


69 


Lesson 

116. 

tribute 

skeleton 

tender 

belfry 

perish 

triumph 

behold 

harbor 

thicket 

achieve 

shallow 

hectic 

success 

carrying 

blemish 

beautiful 

hunger 

driving 

freshet 

easily 

Lesson 

117. 

diligent 

stiidious 

amiising 

laughable 

able 

competent 

firm 

'  solid 

noted 

distinguished 

substantial 

endtiring 

hight 

altitude 

permission 

privilege 

grieve 

bewail 

predict 

foretell 

70 


THE  PnOGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  118. 

examine 

observe 

exposed 

Atlantic 

openings 

passages 

danger 

Pacific 

under 

beneath 

mosses 

Indian 

attaches 

grows 

through 

gulfs 

dive 

search 

animals 

waters 

the  SI 

3onge  on  vou 

r  desk.     

the  small 

in  it.     It   is   an  animal,   and  these  openings  are  small 

through  which  food  may  pass  to  all  parts  of  the 

body.     The  sponge in  water.     Men deep  down 


into  the  sea  in 


are 


to  great 


waters  of  the 


of  the  sponge.     In  so  doing,  they 
Sponges  are  found  in  the  warm 
,  and  oceans. 


Lesson  119. 


to  rule. 


reign, 

rain,  ivater  from  clouds. 

stake,  a  post ;  a  sum  raised. 

steak,  a  slice  of  meat. 

beach,  the  seashore. 

beech,  a  hind  of  tree. 

beat,  to  strike. 

beet,  a  vegetable. 

flea,  an  insect. 

flee,  to  run  away. 


Lesson  120. 

bow,  to  hend  the  hody. 

bough,  the  branch  of  a  tree. 

bm,  a  box. 

been,  existed. 

rye,  a  kind  of  grain. 

wry,  twisted. 

some,  a  few,  a  part. 

sum,  the  amount. 

groan,  a  moan. 

grown,  increased. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


71 


Lesson  131, 


Lesson  133. 

Review  of  Abbreviations. 

Long. 

=  Longitude. 

Sun. 

=  ? 

St. 

=  Saint  or  Street. 

Mon. 

=  ? 

S.A. 

=  South  America. 

Tues. 

=  ? 

N.A. 

==  North  America. 

Wed. 

=  ? 

Lat. 

=  Latin  or  Latitude. 

Th. 

=  ? 

Fr. 

=  France  or  French. 

Fri. 

=  ? 

C.O.D. 

=  Collect  on  Delivery. 

Sat. 

=  ? 

D.C. 

=  District  of  Columbia. 

Hon. 

=  ? 

Ind,  T. 

=  Indian  Territory. 

Supt. 

=  • 

72 


THE  PBOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  123, 


^^^^       ^j2Ct77^^l^U^ 


Lesson  124 


V/^ 


'^^ 


Lesson  125. 

Vol. 

=  Volume. 

N.     = 

■  North. 

bu. 

=  bushel  or  bushels. 

bbl.  = 

barrel  or  barrels. 

qt. 

=  quart  or  quarts. 

hhd.= 

hogshead. 

oz. 

=  ounce  or  ounces. 

ult.  = 

last,  or  last  month 

gal. 

=  gallon  or  gallons. 

inst.  = 

present  month 

THE  PROGRESSIVE   SPELLER. 


73 


Lesson  126. 

Words  spelled  alike,  but  pronounced   differently  and 
having  different  meanings :  — 


es'cort  (n.),  a  guard. 
escort'  (v.),  to  accompany. 
des'ert  (n.),  a  barren  waste. 
desert'  (v.),  merit;    to  for- 
sake. 
con' vert  (n.),  07ie  converted. 


con'tract  (n.),  an  agreement. 
contract'  (v.),  to  draw  to- 
gether. 
con'vict  (n.),  one  convicted. 
convict'  (v.),  to  prove  guilty. 
fer'ment  (n.),  a  tumult. 
f erment'(v.) ,  to  set  in  motion. 


convert'  (v.),  to  change. 

They  sent  an with  the  prisoner.     The  guide  will 

the  party  to  the  summit  of  the  mountain.     Did 

you  ever  see  a ?     Do  not your  friends.     The 

minister  led  the to  the  altar.    A  sound  argument  will 


an  unbeliever. 


reb'el  (n.),  one  who  rebels. 
rebel'  (v.),  to  rise  up  against 
bb'ject  (n.),  purpose ;  thing. 
object'  (v.),  to  oppose. 
cbn'duct  (n.),  behavior. 
conduct'  (v.),  to  lead. 
siib'ject  (n.),  a  topic;  a  fol- 
lower. 


Lesson  127. 

subject'  (v.),  to  place  under. 
trans'port  (n.),  joy. 
transport'    (v.),    to    convey 

across. 
im'port  (n.),  what  is  brought 

in  from  abroad. 
import'  (v.),  to  bring  from 

abroad. 


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THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  128. 

DeUnWxon.  —  Singular  number  denotes  one  person  or  thing. 
Plural  number  denotes  more  than  one  person  or  thin§. 

Note.  —  The  plural  of  many  nouns  may  be  formed  by  adding  s  to  the  singular. 


Singular. 

Plural. 

Singular. 

Plural. 

stick 

sticks 

river 

rivers 

head 

heads 

road 

roads 

hour 

hours 

hoop 

hoops 

friend 

friends 

duck 

ducks 

passenger 

passengers 

bonnet 

bonnets 

Lessor 

I  129. 

Note.  —  The  plural  of  many  nouns  may 

be  formed  by  adding  es 

to  the  singular 

Singular. 

Plural. 

Singular. 

Plural. 

church 

churches 

mass 

masses 

potato 

potatoes 

flash 

flashes 

tomato 

tomatoes 

peach 

peaches 

coach 

coaches 

grass 

grasses 

lass 

lasses 

loss 

losses 

To  the  TeacAe?*.  — Require  the  pupil  to  use  these  words  in  original  sentences, 
in  both  the  singular  and  the  plural  form. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


75 


Lesson  130. 

Rule  1 0.  —  The  plural  of  nouns  ending  in  y,  preceded  by 
a  consonant,  is  usually  formed  hy  changing  the  y  into  i  and 
adding  es. 


Singular. 

Plural. 

Singular. 

Plural. 

candy 

candies 

party 

parties 

story 

stories 

poppy 

poppies 

county 

counties 

belfry 

belfries 

penny 

pennies 

sky 

skies 

cherry 

cherries 

fly 

flies 

Lessoi 

a  131. 

Rule  1  \.  —  Mouns  ending  in  y,  preceded  hy  a  vowel,  form 
the  plural  in  the  usual  way,  hy  adding  s  to  the  singular. 


Singular. 

mon'key 
jockey  . 
don'key 
chimney 


Plural. 

monkeys 

jockeys 

donkeys 

chimneys 


Singular. 

surVey 
money 
doorway 
fray 


Plural. 
surveys 
moneys 
doorways 
frays 


Cherr —  turn  red  when   they  ripen.     Grandpa   often 

tells   me   interesting   stor —   about   the  war.     are 

cunning  little  animals. 


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THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


liesson  132. 

Rule  }2.  —  The  plural  of  most  nouns  ending  in  f  or  fe  is 
formed  by  changing  f  into  v  and  adding  s  or  es. 


Singular. 

Plural. 

Singular. 

Plural. 

wife 

wives 

wharf 

wharves 

life 

lives 

sheaf 

sheaves 

loaf 

loaves 

beef 

beeves 

wolf 

wolves 

thief 

thieves 

Lesson 

133 

►.  —  Review. 

To  the  TeacAer.  —  Require  the  pupil  to  write  plurals  to  the  following  singular 
nouns  and  give  the  rules. 


carpet 

office 

mattress 

quantity 

broom 

college 

looking-glass 

nursery 

bowl 

dipper 

cross 

hennery 

barrel 

cushion 

biinch 

beauty 

poker 

coverlet 

wrench 

vanity 

bureau 

counter 

lunch 

sulky 

Lesson  134. 

Note.  —  The  plurals  of  some  nouns  are  not  formed  by  any  rule,  but  must  be 
learned  by  practice. 


OX 

oxen 

man 

men 

goose 

geese 

mouse 

mice 

child 

children 

index 

m 'dices 

foot 

feet 

axis 

ax'es 

THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


77 


Lesson  135. 

Male. 

Female. 

Male. 

Female. 

actor 

actress 

husband 

wife 

author 

authoress 

king 

queen 

Jew 

Jewess 

lad 

lass 

governor 

governess 

bachelor 

maid 

widower 

widow 

landlord 

landlady 

hero 

her'oine 

master 

mistress 

Note. 

—  Fill  blanks  with  prop 

er  words  from  the  list  above. 

An 

may   be   an   — 

—   of   his   own 

production. 

The  man  who  will  face  danger  for  the  right  is  a 
and  the  woman  who  does  a  brave  act  is  a  — 
good  will  seek  the  welfare  of  his  people. 


A 


links,  parts  of  a  chain. 
lynx,  an  animal. 
foul,  unfair  means. 
fowl,  a  bird. 
know,  to  understand. 


no,  not ;   a  word  of  denial 
holy,  sacred. 
wholly,  entirely. 


Lesson  136. 

creak,  to  make  a  harsh  sound. 

creek,  a  small  stream, 

wait,  to  stay. 

weight,  heaviness. 

pray,  to  entreat. 

prey,  plunder ;  to  plunder. 

kill,  to  slay. 

kiln,  an  oven  or  pit 


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THE  PB0GBE8SIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  137, 


read,  to  call  ivords. 
reed,  a  slende?'  stem. 
die,  to  expire;  a  stamp. 
dye,  a  color. 
forth,  forward. 
fourth,  next  after  third. 
hew,  to  cut. 
hue,  a  color. 


earn,  to  gain. 
urn,  a  vase  or  vessel. 
slay,  to  kill. 
sleigh,  a  vehicle. 
pail,  a  bucket. 
pale,  white. 
hare,  an  animal. 
hair,  of  the  head. 


Lesson  138. 

on  her  urn,  "  A  broken  heart."     Go  and 

battle  for  the  right.     " to   the   line,   and   let   the 

chips   fall    where    they    will."      Break    not    a    -^ —    in 
memory's  golden  chain.     An  honest  man  will  strive  to 

his  living. 

Lesson  139. 


— ew  — ork  City  is  in  N.Y. 
— hicago  is  in  111. 
— hiladelphia  is  in  Penn. 
— rooklyn  is  on  Long  Island. 
— uffalo  is  in  N.Y. 
— oston-  is  in  Mass. 
— incinnati  is  in  Ohio. 
— ew  — rleans  is  in  La. 


Note.  —  Supply  the  letters  omitted. 

— an  — rancisco  is  in  Cal. 
— aint  — ouis  is  in  Mo. 
— aris  is  in  Fr. 
— ondon  is  in  Eng. 
— erlin  is  in  Germany. 
— ekin  is  in  China. 
— alcutta  is  in  India. 
— ienna  is  in  Austria. 


Tim  pnoGREsstvi:  spelleh.  79 

Lesson  140. 

A  Eeview  of  Vowels  with  Practice. 

1.  a  long  [macron),  as  in  haste,  slave,  matron,  apricot. 

2.  a  short  (breve),  as  in  patter,  knack,  match,  twang. 

3.  a  Italian  (dieresis),  as  in  arm,  farm,  aunt,  calm,  laugh. 

4.  a  broad  (..),  as  in  broad,  false,  walk,  gauze,  fawn, 

caught. 
6.    a   intermediate  {period),  as   in  fast,   basket,   dance, 
craft,  chance. 

6.  a  long  before  r  [caret),  as  in  care,  chair,  wear,  air, 

swear,  lair. 

7.  a  like  short  o  [period),  as  in  what,  quarrel,  quaff, 

wander,  watch. 

Lesson  141. 

1.  e  long,  as  in  we,  weasel,  squeak,  sneeze,  key,  people. 

2.  e  short,  as  in  met,  guess,  death,  sweat,  fret,  ethics. 

3.  e  long  before  r,  as  in  where,  heir,  wear,  pear,  there. 

4.  e  intermediate,  as  in  her,  herb,  ermine,  heard,  fern. 

5.  e  like  long  a,  as  in  they,  feign,  prey,  eight,  convey. 

Lesson  143. 

1.  i  long,  as  in  ice,  ivory,  spine,  hireling,  drive,  widen. 

2.  1  short,  as  in  hickory,  thick,  whip,  written,  wicket,  lip. 

3.  i  like  long  e,  as  in  police,  machine,  pique,  marine. 

4.  i  like  e,  as  in  sir,  bird,  virtue. 


80  THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLEB, 


Ijesson  143. 

1.  o  long,  as  in  note,  store,  forum,  comb,  float,  home. 

2.  o  short,  as  in  odd,  spot,  torrid,  resolved,  bother,  not. 

3.  6  like  short  u,  as  in  other,  done,  brother,  covert. 

4.  o  like  long  oo,  as  in  prove,  tomb,  move,  ado,  tourist. 

5.  9  like  short  oo,  as  in  wolf,  woman. 

6.  o  like  broad  a,  as  in  order,  form,  ornament,  accSrd. 

7.  00  long,  as  in  moon,  booth,  spoon,  roof,  food. 

8.  66  short,  as  in  wool,  foot,  coop,  soot,  stood. 

Lesson  144. 

1.  ii  long,  as  in  unite,  adduce,  mute,  puny,  tune. 

2.  u  short,  as  in  hubbub,  scrub,  rubber,  flutter. 

3.  u  like  short  oo,  as  in  cushion,  bullet,  pulpit. 

4.  u  after  r,  as  in  rude,  fruit,  pursue,  scruple. 

5.  u  before  r,  as  in  burn,  curfew,  turn,  disturb. 

Lesson  145. 

1.  y  long  like  i,  as  in  fly,  style,  hyphen,  type. 

2.  y  short  like  i,  as  in  lymph,  gypsy,  physic,  abyss. 

Note  1.  —  w  is  unmarked.  Diphthongs  (two  vowels  united  into  one  sound)  are 
unmarked,  oi  and  oy  are  diphthongs,  as  in  oil,  boy;  ou  and  ow  are  diphthongs,  as 
iu  out,  now. 

Note  2.  —  All  the  letters  except  the  vowels  are  called  consonants.  Consonants 
are  letters  that  represent  sounds  made  by  the  obstructed  voice  and  by  the  breath. 

Note  3.  —  The  vowels  are  sometimes  called  vocals.  The  consonants  that  are 
sounded  by  the  obstructed  breath  are  called  sub-vocals. 

Note  4.  —  The  consonants  that  represent  breath  sounds  are  called  aspirates. 


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81 


Lesson  146. 

Table  of  Consonants. 


Aspirates. 

P 
t 

k 

h 

ch  (unmarked),  as  in  child. 

qh  sof t(=  sh),  as  in  Qhaise. 

■eh  hard  (=  k),  as  in  -ehorus. 

{h  sharp,  as  in  fhin. 

f 

s  sharp,  as  in  same. 

sh 


Sub-vocals. 
b 
9  soft  (=  s),  cedilla  9,  as  in 

gent, 
•e  hard  (=  k),  as  in  -call, 
d 

g  hard. 

g  soft  (j  in  jem). 
1 

m 
n 

r     ' 

§  soft  (=  z),  in  hag. 
fli  soft,  or  vocal,  as  in  fliis. 

V 

w 

X  (=  ks  or  gz). 
y  when  a  consonant. 
z  in  zone. 
z  in  azure. 

To  the  Teacher.-ln  practicing  these  sounds,  the  position  of  the  vocal  organs 
Should  be  explained.  Lists  of  words  may  he  selected,  and  the  ^^^n^^^^^^^^, 
the  vowels  may  be  marked  whenever  marking  is  necessary  to  distinguish  the  sound 
required  for  correct  pronunciation. 


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. 

Lesson  147. 

9  soft  {cedilla)  in  Qensus      =  s  sharp 

in 

seldom. 

9     ' 

'                      "    Qigar        =  s 

signal. 

9     ' 

'                      "  deQimal    =  s 

destined. 

9     ' 

'                      "  gentral     =  s 

sentiment. 

9     ' 

'                      "  cylinder  =  s 

sylvan. 

9     ' 

'                     "  gistern     =  s 

safety. 

9     ' 

'                      "  Qent          =  s 

selfish. 

9     ' 

'                      "  ^elery       =  s 

select. 

9     ' 

'                     "  eliQit        =  s 

register. 

9     ' 

'                      "  reciting    =  s 
Lesson  148. 

• 

sitting. 

^h 

ard  and  ^li  like  k. 

ch  soft  like  sh. 

(Pronounced) 

-eolony 

■ehorus 

^hivalry 

(shivalry) 

-erowd 

ed               -ebronic 

^haise 

(shaze) 

■ealvar 

y                -eholeric 

ghamois 

(shammy) 

■eulpril 

■j                 -ehristen 

ghandelier 

(shandeleer') 

-eoral 

-ehronology 

charade' 

(sharade) 

-eurfe\^ 

J                 -Christmas 

chicane' 

(she-kane) 

To  the  Teacher.  —  Require  the  proper  letters  supplied  in  the  following  words,  with 
diacritical  marks. 


— offee.  — loth,  — horns,  — ost,  offi — e,  lu — id,  s — orn, 
— aim,  must'a — e,  — opy,  — ravat. 


THE  P]iOGR:ESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson 

149. 

s  soft  (> 

suspended  macron) 

in 

nipper§ 

=  z  in  lizjird. 

i  " 

iC 

ashes 

=  z  "  blizzard. 

§    " 

i( 

bamboos 

=  z  "  ooze. 

§  " 

u 

propose' 

=  z  "   zone. 

s      " 

u 

extremes 

=  z  "  dozen. 

§  " 

u 

amusement 

-4 

=  z  "  frenzy. 

§  " 

u 

histories 

=  z  "  realize. 

s     " 

3 

u 

echoes 

=  z  "  prize. 

1  " 

ii 

enemies 

=  z  "   grizzly. 

g  " 

u 

zero§ 

=  z  "  zeros. 

Lesson 

150. 

g  hard. 

g  soft  (=--]). 

dg  (-  j). 

gurgle 

lodgement 

bridge 

cajole 

gossip 

legion 

drudge 

ju'bilee 

girlish. 

gender 

badger 

jacket 

gases 

grant 

grudge 

juice 

grocery 

agile 

trudge 

conjecture 

negro 

evangelist 

wedge 

conjoin 

To  the  Teac/ier. -Kequire  the  pupil  to  supply  the  proper  letter  in  the  follow- 
ing words,  with  diacritical  marks. 

bu— le,  — ander,  lar— est,  banda— e,  indi— ent,  li—a- 
ment,  fra— ment,  a— itate,  — ocund,  — oist,  — ailer, 
fled — e,  sled — e. 


84  THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 

Lesson  151. 

Definition  1.  —  A  primitive  word  is  one  not  derived 
from  another  word  in  the  same  language ;  as  man,  safe, 
tell. 

2.  —  A  prefix  is  a  letter,  syllable  or  word  placed  at 
the  beginning  of  a  primitive  or  root  word;  as  ar,  un, 
fore. 

3.  —  A  suffix  is  a  letter,  syllable  or  word  placed  at 
the  ending  of  a  word ;    as  ly,  er,  less. 

4.  —  A  derivative  word  is  one  formed  from  a  primi- 
tive word  by  means  of  a  prefix  or  suffix,  or  both ;  as 
un+man+ly,  in  which  un  is  the  prefix,  ly  the  suffix,  and 
man  the  primitive  or  root  word. 

5.  —  A  compound  word  is  one  composed  of  two  simple 
words.  A  hyphen  is  placed  between  the  parts  of  a 
compound  word.  The  sign  +  (plus)  is  sometimes  placed 
between  a  primitive  word  and  its  prefix  or  suffix. 

Prefix  a  means  on  or  in. 

a+shore  =  ashore,  and  means  on  the  shore, 
a+fire  =  afire,  and  means  on  fire  or  burning, 
a+ground  =  aground,  and  means  on  the  ground  ;  grounded, 
a+bed  ^  abed,  and  means  in  bed. 

Prefix  he  means  to  make. 

Prefix  CO  or  con  means  loith  or  together. 


THE  PBOGEESSIVE  SPELLER.  85 


Ijesson  152. 

Prefixes  dis  and  ten  mean  not. 

dis  + loyal  (a.)  =  disloyal,  means  not  law-abiding. 

dis  +  similar  (a.)  =  dissimilar,  means  not  similar;  unlike. 

dis  +  approve  (v.)  =  disapprove,  means  to  blame. 

dis  +  hearten  (v.)  =  dishearten,  means  to  discourage. 

un  +  fair  (a.)  =  unfair,  means  not  fair  ;   foul. 

un  +  true  (a.)  =  untrue,  means  not  true;  false. 

un  4-  hitch  (v.)  =  unhitch,  means  to  loosen. 

Prefix  mis  means  wrong  or  tvrongly. 

mis  4-  lead  (v.)  =  mislead,  means  to  lead  wrongly, 
mis  +  deed  (n.)  =  misdeed,  means  a  wrong  deed  or  act. 
mis  +  step  (v.)  or  (n.)  =  misstep,  means  to  step  wrongly; 
a  wrong  step. 

Lesson  153. 

Prefixes  fore  and  pre  mean  before. 
fore  -f-  warn  (v.)  =  forewarn,  means  to  warn  beforehand, 
fore  +  runner  (n.)  =  forerunner,  means  one  who  runs  before, 
fore  +  see  (v.)  =  foresee,  means  to  see  ahead, 
pre  +  fix  (n.)  or  (v.)  =  pre'fix  or  prefix',  means  something 

placed  before  ;  a  placing  before, 
pre  +  ordain  (v.)  =  preordain,  means  to  ordain  beforehand, 
pre  +  historic    (n.)  =  prehistoric,   means   before    authentic 
history. 


86  THE  PnOGTtESSlVE  SPELLEB. 

Lesson  154. 

Suffixes  {a)hle  and  {i)hle  mean  able,  fit,  or  causing, 

honor  +  able  (a.)  =  honorable,  means  fit  to  be  honored; 
worthy  of  honor. 

bear  +  able  (a.)  ==  bearable,  means  able  to  be  borne ;  capable 
of  being  borne. 

rely  +  able  (a.)  =  reliable,  means  fit  to  be  depended  upon. 

contempt -h  ible  (a.)  =  contemptible,  means  fit  for  con- 
tempt ;  unfit  for  respect. 

I^ote.  —  No  comprehensive  rule  can  be  given  to  designate  between  the  use  of  able 
and  ihle.  This  must  be  learned  by  practice.  In  case  of  doubt  as  to  which  should  be 
used,  consult  the  dictionary.  Apply  this  note  in  the  following  words,  and  observe  the 
rule  for  final  e. 

distinguish — ,  speak — ,  eat — ,  laugh — ,  read — ,  flex — , 
convinc(e) — ,  convert — ,  sens(e) — ,  inhabit — ,  credit — , 
efEervesc(e) — . 

Lesson  155. 

Prefixes  ar,  an,  ian,  ary,  mean  one  who,  that  which, 
relating  to. 

school  +  ar  =  scho(o)lar,  means  one  who  is  learned, 
drunk  +  ard  =  drunkard  (n.),  means  one  who  gets  drunk, 
planet  +  ary  =  planetary  (a.),  means  relating  to  planets, 
adverse  H- ary  =  ad vers(e)ary  (n.),  means  one  who  opposes. 

mahomet — ,  rhetoric — ,  bound — ,  mission — ,  logic — . 

Note.— '^ote  the  pronunciation  of  "  rhetoric—  "  when  sulfix  is  added. 


THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  87 

liesson  156. 

Prefix  re  means  again  or  anew. 

re  +  elect       =  re-elect,  means  to  elect  again. 

re  +  conquer  =  reconquer,  means  to  conquer  again. 

Prefix  super  meMis  above. 

super  +  human  =  superhuman,  means  above  human, 
super  +  natural  =  supernatural,  means  above  the  natural. 

To  the  Pupil.  —  Supply  the  proper  prefixes,  combine  and  define. 

— crown,    — consider,     — spell,     — partner,     — equal, 
— believe,  — print,  — lock,  — easy,  — ware. 

Lesson  157. 

Prefixes  in  Common  Use. 

1.  J.  =  on  or  in,  as  in  ashore. 

2.  Be  =  to  make  or  made,  as  in  befit. 

3.  Co  or  Con  =  with  or  together,  as  in  conjoin. 

4.  JDis=- not,  or  away,  as  in  dissimilar,  distrust. 

5.  UnoY  Um  =  m  or  on,  as  entrap,  embody. 

6.  Fore,  Pre  =  before,  as  in  foreclose,  preordain. 

7.  Ms  =  wrong  or  wrongly,  as  in  misspell. 

8.  Pe  =  again,  as  in  remember,  reconsider. 

9.  Super  =  ^hoYe,  as  in  superhuman. 

10.     Un  =  not,  as  in  unsafe,  means  not  safe. 


88  THE  PIIOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 

Lesson  158. 

Suffix  dom  means  condition  or  possession. 

king  +  dom  (n.)  =  kingdom,  means  a  kind  of  government, 
f ree  +  dom  =  freedom,  means  liberty. 

Prefix  en  means,    (1)    in  verb,  to  make ;  (2)  in  adjec- 
tives, made. 

short  +  en  =  shorten  (v.),  means  to  make  shorter, 
deep  +  en  =  deepen  (v.),  means  to  make  deeper. 

Suffix  er  means,   (1)  in  nouns,  one  ivho ;  (2)  in  adjec- 
tives, more. 

read  +  er  =  reader  (n.),  means  one  who  reads. 

prof ound  +  er  =  prof ounder  (a.),  means  more  profound. 

Lesson  159. 

full  means  full  of,  marked  by,  as  in  fearful,  joyful. 

fy,  ify  means  to  make,  as  in  justify. 

hood  means  condition  of  being,  as  priesthood. 

ion  means  act  or  state  of  being,  as  in  oppression. 

ize  means  to  make  ;  avilize  ;  equalize. 

hin,  let,  ling  mean  little,  diminutive ;    streamlet. 

ly  means  like,  as  in  bravely,  motherly. 

ment,  ness  means  state  of  being. 

ous,  ship,  y  mean  state  or  condition  of  being. 


THE  PROGBESSIVE  SPELLER.  89 

Lesson  160. 

Rule  13.  — Final  e  of  a  primitive  word  is  dropped  when  a 
suffix  is  added  that  begins  with  a  vowel. 

manage +  er  =  manager  (n.),  means  one  who  manages. 

manage  +  ing  =  managing  (pres.  p.),  means  continuing  to 
manage. 

manage  +  ed  =  managed  (p.p.),  means  that  has  been  man- 
aged. 

erase  +  able  =  erasable  (a.),  means  that  can  be  erased. 

erase  +  er  =  eraser  (n.),  means  one  who  erases;  that  which 
erases. 

erase  +  ing  =  erasing  (pres.  p.),  means  act  of  rubbing  out. 

erase  +  ed  =  erased  (p.p.),  means  that  has  been  rubbed 
out. 

Note.  —  Treat  the  following  words  as  above. 

move  +  able,  er,  ing,  ed. 
note  +  able,    er,  ing,  ed. 


advise  +  able,  er,  ing,  ed. 
value  +  able,    er,  ing,  ed. 


Lesson  161. 

Note.  —  Treat  as  above. 


achieve  +  able,  er,  ing,  ed. 
desire  +  able,  er,  ing,  ed, 
cure  +  able,         er,  ing,  ed. 


excuse  +  able,  er,  ing,  ed. 
sail  +  able,  er,  ing,  ed. 
guide  +  able,    er,  ing,  ed. 


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THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  163. 

Exceptions  to  Eule  13. 

Exception  1.  —  Words  that  end  in  ce  or  ge  retain  the 
final  e  on  adding  the  suffix  able  or  ous  to  keep  c  and  ^ 
soft. 


change  +  able  =  changeable, 
notice  4-  able  =  noticeable. 
peace  +  able  =  peaceable, 
service  +  able  =  serviceable, 
mortgage  +  able  =  mortgage- 
able. 


charge  +  able  =  chargeable, 
storage  +  able  =  storageable. 
outrage  +  ous  =  outrageous, 
courage  +  ous  =  courageous, 
advantage  4-  ous  =  advan- 
tageous. 


To  the  Pupil.  —  What  root  words  in  this  lesson  may  be  used  both  as  nouns  and 
verbs  ? 

Ijesson  163. 

Exception  2.  —  Words  that  end  in  oe  or  ee  retain  the 
final  e  unless  the  suffix  begins  with  e. 


hoe  +  ing    =  hoeing. 

toe  +  ing     =  

shoe  +  ing  =  


see  +  mg      =  seemg. 
agree  4-  ing  =  agreeing, 
free  +  ing    =  freeing. 


Exception    3.  —  A   few   words    retain   e   to  preserve 
their  identity. 


smge  +  mg  =  smgemg. 
hinge  +  ing  =  hingeing. 


twinge  +  ing  =  twingeing. 
fringe  +  ing  =fringeing. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  91 


Lesson  164. 

Rjjie  14.  —  Final  y  of  a  primitive  word,  ivhen  preceded  hy 
a  consonant,  is  changed  into  i  on  the  addition  of  a  suffix, 
unless  the  suffix  begins  with  i. 

happy  +  er     =  happier  (a.),  means  more  happy, 
happy +  ly     =  happily  (adv.),  means  in  a  happy  manner, 
happy  +  est    =  happiest  (a.),  means  the  most  happy, 
happy  4- ness  =  happiness  (n.),  means  state  of  being  happy. 


To  the  PwpiL  — Treat  the  following  words  as  above. 

greedy  +  er,  ly,  est,  ness  ;   busy  +  er,  ly,  est, 
steady +  er,  ly,  est,  ness;   lazy  +  er,   ly,  est, 


ness. 
ness. 


Lesson  165, 


envy  +  ed,  ous,  es,  able;   glory +  fy,  ous,  es,  ed. 

victory +  0US,  es  ;    worthy +  er,  ness,  est. 

fancy +  ful,  er,  ed,  es;   friendly +  er,  ly,  ness,  est. 


glorify  +  ing  =  glorifying. 

typify  +  iiig  =  fypify^^g- 
modify  +  ing  =  modifying. 


copy  +  ist    =  copyist, 
fancy  +  ing  =  fancying, 
baby  +  ish  =  babyish. 


To  the  Pupil -Why  not  change  the  y  to  i  in  the  last  six  words?     Give  other 
examples. 


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THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  166. 

Rule  \b.—Monosyllahles  and  words  accented  on  the  last 
syllable,  when  they  end  with  a  single  consonant,  preceded  by 
a  single  vowel,  or  by  a  vowel  after  qu,  double  the  final  con- 
sonant upon  the  addition  of  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel. 

rob  +  er   =  robber  (n.),  means  one  who  robs. 

rob  +  ing  =  robbing  (pres.  p.),  means  the  act  of  robbing. 

rob  +  ed  =  robbed  (p.p.),  means  having  been  pkmdered. 


thin  +  er, 

est,  ed. 

annul +  ing,  ed. 

glad  +  en 

,  est,  er. 

control  +  ing,  ed. 

equip +  ing,  ed. 

debar +  ing,  ed. 

refer  +  in 

g,  ed. 

concur  +  ing,  ed. 

To  the  Pupil.— 

Why  is  the  final  consonant  not  doubled  in  the  following  words? 

prevail 

prevailed 

vigor                 vigorous 

conceal 

concealing 

parallel             parallels 

goad 

goaded 

intrepid            intrepidity 

Lessoi 

a  167. 

clan — ish 

unfit — ed 

unfit — ing            allot — ing 

rag — ed 

stir — ed 

stir — ing              hem — ed 

forgot — en 

occur — ed 

occur — ing           blot — ed 

fop — ish 

regret — ed 

regret — ing          spot — ed 

THE  PROGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


93 


Lesson  168. 

To  the  Teacher.  — Require  the  pupil  to  form  a  derivative  word  from  each  of  the 
following,  and  tell  what  rule  applies,  or  why  a  rule  does  not  apply.  See  that  the 
derivative  is  correctly  spelled. 


brace       H = 

sense       H = 

balance    H = 

purchase  H = 

adore       H = 


luxury  + 
Qeremony  + 
melody  + 
fury  4- 

study         + 


Lesson  169. 

To  the  Teacher.  —  See  note  ahove. 


drop  + 
forget  4- 
sense  + 
refuse '4- 
acquit  + 


enhance  H 

trace  +  able 
trace  +  ing 

pin  H 

begin       H 


=  trac-able 
=  tracing 


f-  true 

h  lock 

h  perfect 

h  human 


Lesson  170. 

h  place 

h  chain 

h  coil 

h  patient 


hope  H = 

man  H = 


boy      4-  — 
shame  H 


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THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Liesson 

171. 

To  the  Pupil. — 

The  words  of  this 

lesson  are  frequently 

mis-spelled.    Can  you 

spell  them  correctlj 

rl 

untie 

intelligent 

metallic 

altogether 

distillery 

diligently 

million 

always 

military 

excellent 

mellow 

halibut 

almighty 

welfare 

parallel 

village 

raillery 

artillery 

pillory 

stolid 

Lesson  173. 

Dr.  Brewer's  Eule  for  ^e  or  ei  (Eule  16). 

/  before  e 

Except  after  c 

Or  when  sounded  like  a, 

As  in  neighbor  and  weigh. 


i  before  e  ( =  ^e  =  e)  except  after  c  (sound  of  c) : 


relieve 

priestly 

seize 

receive 

chieftain 

grievous 

receipt 

Qeil 

tierce 

piecemeal 

perQeive 

conceit 

fierce 

shriek 

deceive 

seize 

Or  when 

sounded  like  a  {ei-- 

=  a): 

neighbor 

inveigh 

reindeer 

rein 

weigh 

deign 

skein 

heinous 

THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


95 


Ijesson  173. 

Exceptions  to  i  before  e. 

When  ei  =  e  (or  e  or  I),  or  when  ei  =  % 

neither  heifer  forfeit 

weird  height  foreign 

either  sleight  counterfeit 


sovereign 

surfeit 

financier 


Lesson  174. 

per,  pur. 

perform  permanent  pursue'  purview 

peradventure      perdition  pursu'ance  purloin 

persuade  perspire  purport  purple 

persevere  pervade  purgative  purvey 

perfection  perforate  purpose  pur'gatory 


proffer 
gran'ger 
pilfer 
stranger 


Lesson  175, 

er  AND  re. 


infer^ 
confer' 
lob'ster 
scoffer 


thunder 
bluster 
blister 
psalter 


acre  (aker) 
mas'sacre 
lu'cre 
me'diocre 


96 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  176. 

center  or 

centre 

meager 

or  meagre 

saber      " 

sabre 

theater 

"    theatre 

somber  " 

sombre 

fiber 

"    fibre 

luster     " 

lustre 

sepul'dier 

"    sep'ulchre 

Licsson  177. 

The  possessive  singular  is  generally  spelled  by  adding 
an  apostrophe  and  s  ('s)  ;  while  the  possessive  plural  is 
generally  formed  by  adding  the  apostrophe  only. 


Singular.  Pos.  Singular. 

girl     4-  ('s)  =  girl's. 
Katie  +  ('s)  =  Katie's, 
day     +  ('s)  =  day's. 
Longfellow  +  ('s)  =  Longfel- 
low's. 


Singular.         Pos.  Singular. 
dollar  +  ('s)  =  dollar's, 
lady    +  ('s)  =  lady's, 
boy      +  ('s)  =  boy's. 
Clark  &  Co. +  ('s)  =  Clark  & 
Co.'s. 

Use. 
The  girls'  aprons  are  new. 
Ten  days'  work. 
Two  dollars'  worth  of  goods. 
Those  ladies'  hats  are  spoiled. 
Men's  shoes. 
Children's  ways. 
Mice's  claws. 


Plural.     Possessive  Plural. 
girls        +  (')  =  girls'. 
days        4-  (')  =  days'. 
dollars    +  (')  =  dollars', 
ladies     +  (')  =  ladies', 
men        +  ('s)  =  men's, 
children  +  ('s)  =  children's, 
mice        +  ('s)  =  mice's. 

To  the  Pupil.  —Wv'ite  the  possessive  of  woman,  women,  hahy,  babies,  fairy, 
fairies. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


97 


Lesson  178. 

Definition.  —  Accent  is  a  stress  of  voice  placed  upon 
a  particular  syllable  in  a  word.  Accent  is  either  primary 
or  secondary.  In  the  word  in' complete' ^  the  first  syllable 
{in')  has  the  secondary  or  light  accent,  which  is  marked 
with  a  light  inflection  mark,  thus  ' ;  and  the  last  syllable 
{plete'),  has  the  primary  or  main  accent,  and  is  marked 
with  a  heavier  inflection  mark,  thus  L 


To  the  Pupil.  —  In  the  following,  and  in  many  other  words,  the  accent  is  on  the 
first  syllable  when  the  word  is  a  noun  or  adjective,  and  on  the  second  syllable  when 
it  is  a  verb. 

Use. 

ab'stract  (n.).  An  abstract  of  title. 

ab'stract  (adj.).  An  abstract  or  vacant  stare. 

abstract' (v.).  You  may  abstract  the  title. 

affix  (n.).  A  suffix  is  sometimes  called  an  affix. 

affix'  (v.).  Affix  the  letter  to  the  word. 

con'flict  (n.).  The  rebellion  of    1861    is  called   "The 

Conflict." 

conflict'  (v.).  Two  ideas  may  conflict, 

cem'ent  (n.).  Cement  is  a  kind  of  mortar, 

cement'  (v.).  Cement  the  cistern, 

ex'tract  (n.).  The  extract  of  lemon  is  an  acid, 

extract'  (v.).  Bees  extract  honey  from  flowers. 


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THE  PliOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  179. 

To  the  Pupil.  —  Learn  to  use  the  following  words. 


gal'lant  (adj.),  brave. 
gallant'  (n.),  an  escort 
in'valid  (n.),  a  sick  person. 
invalid  (adv.),  of  no  force. 


mm'ute  (n.),  sixty  seconds. 
minute'  (adj.),  very  small. 
per'mit  (n.),  leave;  warrant. 
permit  (v.),  to  allow. 


Lesson  180 

rec'ord  (n.),  a  register. 
record'  (v.),  to  register. 
refuse    (n.),    worthless    re- 
mains. 
refuse'  (v.),  to  reject. 
sur'vey  (n.),  a  view  taken. 
survey'  (v.),  to  view. 


t5r'ment  (n.),  a  torture. 
torment'  (v.),  to  torture. 
pro'test  (n.),  denial. 
protest'  (v.),  assent ;    to  af- 
firm. 
Au'gust  (n.),  a  month. 
august  (v.),  grand. 


Lesson  181. 


at'tribute  (n.),  a  quality. 
attrib'ute  (v.),  to  ascribe. 
con'fine  (n.),  a  boundary. 
confine'  (v.),  to  shut  up. 
di'gest  (n.),  a  body  of  laivs. 
digest'  (v.),  to  dissolve. 


m'cense  (n.),  perfume'. 
incense'  (v.),  to  enrage. 
in 'lay  (n.),  a  piece  of  work. 
inlay'  (v.),  to  ornament. 
ob'ject  (n.),  a  purpose. 
object  (v.),  to  oppose. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


99 


Lesson  183. 

To  the  Pupil.  —  The  size  of  the  type  is  shown  in  the  name.    Copy  the  punctuation 
marks. 


Punctuation. 
coni'ma  .  .  . 
sem'icolon.  . 
pe'riod  .  .  . 
interroga'tion 
exclama'tion 
dash .... 
parenthesis 
quotation  . 
brackets .  . 
hyphen  .  . 
ca'ret  .  .  . 
apos'trophe 

Pronounced:  iburjois.    2  non-pa-r61'.    3  di -a-mond  or  diamund 


Type. 

great  primei 

English 

pica 

small-pica 

long-primer 

bourgeois'  ^ 

brevier 

minion 

nonpareil'* 

9,g'ate 

pearl 

dia  'mond  ' 


(ici-lAi 


Italic 
full-face 

CAPITALS 

SMALL    CAPS 


0 


A 

9 


Liesson  183. 

To  the  Pupil -Ohserve  the  type  in  each  line.    Learn  to  spell  all  the  words. 

"  An  honest  man  is  the  noblest  work  of  God." 
"Great  character  is  as  rare  a  thing  as  great  genius." 
"True  courage  will  show  itself  in  deeds." 
"Tarnish  not  thy  good  name,  neither  thy  fortune." 


100 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  184, 


1.  lax,  loose. 
lacks,  ivants. 

2.  rote,  mere  repetition. 
wrote,  did  ivrite. 

3.  slew,  did  slay. 

slue,  to  turn,  to  turn  about. 


4.  choir,  a  body  of  singers. 
quire,  tioenty-four  sheets. 

5.  maze,  an  hitricate  place. 
maize,  Indiati  corn. 

6.  lock,  a  fastening. 
loch,  a  lake. 


li^sson  185. 


1.  hied  (v.),  made  haste. 
hide  (v.),  to  conceal. 

2.  lapse,  to  fall. 
laps,  plural  of  lap. 

3.  owed,  did  owe. 
ode,  a  song. 


4.  male,  masculine. 
mail,  armor. 

5.  might,  strength,  power. 
mite,  a  small  insect. 

6.  vice,  defect,  fault. 
vise,  an  instrument. 


Lesson  186. 


2. 


3. 


plate,  a  dish. 
plait,  to  braid. 
sale,  act  of  selling. 
sail,  of  a  ship. 
soared,  did  soar. 
sword,  a  weapon. 


5. 


6. 


tacks,  small  nails. 
tax,  a7i  assessment. 
idle,  doing  nothing. 
idol,  an  image  ofivorship. 
cellar,     a     room    under 

ground. 
seller,  one  ivho  sells. 


To  the  Teacher. — Require  the  pupil  to  use  these  words  in  sentences  in  which 
their  meaning  shall  be  illustrated. 


THE  PUOGBESSIVE  Sf'illiEti 


103 


Lesson  187. 

Eelating  to  Arithmetic. 

m'teger 

numeration              factor 

fractions 

m'tegral 

addition                   aliquot 

con'crete 

figures 

subtraction               multiple 

compos'ite 

cipher 

multiplication          root 

nu'merator 

digits 

division               -     divisor 

difference 

island 

volcano 

rivulet 

peninsula 

o'asis 

delta 


language 

phrase 

diagram 

pronoun 

predicate 

copula 


Lesson  188. 

Eelating  to  Geography. 


crater 

hemisphere 

longitude 

latitude 

water-shed 

plateau' 

(pla-to') 


prairie 
con'fluence 
par'allels 
equa'tor 
com'merce  (n.) 
commerce'  (v.) 


Lesson  189. 

Eelating  to  Grammar. 


adjectives 

adverbs 

singular 

plural 

modifier 

sub'stantive 


analysis 

masculine 

feminine 

neuter 

conjunction 

con'jugate 


tropics 

polar 

ice-berg 

torrid 

meridians 

e'quinox 


interjection 

participle 

complement 

relative 

objective 

subjec'tive 


W9. 


fllE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER, 


Lesson 

190. 

Eelating  to 

Physiology. 

nostril 

vertebrae 

fibril 

tongue 

phalanges 

trachea 

muscles 

sali'va 

carpus 

uhia 

voluntary 

la'rynx 

metacarpus 

radius 

liver 

auricle 

spinal 

femur 

mineral 

ventricles 

Lesson  191. 

Relating  to  Occupation. 


farming 

agriculture 

weaving 

teaming 

mining 

grazing 

hauling 

merchandising 

shoe -making 

milling 

rowing 

printing 

preaching 

fishing 

ship-building 

black-smithing 

teaching 

sporting 

teleg'raphv 

banking 

tailoring 

trapping 

stenog'raphy 

butchering 

Lesson  193. 

Relating 

TO  Geography. 

Bangor 

Rome 

Chili 

Alleghany 

Sacramento 

Odessa 

Venezuela 

Himalaya 

Dallas 

Merrimac 

Russia 

Scandinavian 

Cologne 

Missouri 

Portugal 

Gibraltar 

Versailles 

Rhine 

Hindoostan 

Yucatan 

Niag'ara 

Yosem'ite 

Cincinnati 

Yu'kon 

THE  PBOGREStilVE  SPELLER. 


103 


Lesson 

193. 

Military 

Terms. 

captain 

ammunition 

recruit 

tomahawk 

colonel 

battalion 

maneuver 

arsenal 

major 

regiment 

campaign 

redoubt' 

sergeant 

platoon 

company 

breast-work 

lieutenant 

naval 

militia 

barrack 

liesson 

194. 

Eelating  to 

Medicine. 

morphine 

qui'nine 

glycerine 

pStash 

strychnine 

ipecac 

paregoric 

sassafras 

alcohol 

camphor 

rhubarb 

arnica 

arsenic 

iodine 

ammonia 

sarsapariila 

laudanum 

sulphur 

calomel 

magnesia 

■ehlo'roform 

opiate 

narcotic 

antimony 

Lesson 

195. 

Diseases. 

measles 

hysterics 

croup 

pneumonia 

scrofula 

neuralgia 

palsy 

dyspepsia 

asthma 

paralysis 

scurvy 

diphtheria 

catarrh 

rheumatism 

typhus 

erysip'elas. 

pleurisy 
jaun'dice 

scarlatina 
small'pox 

cancer 
gout 

dysentery 
hydropho'bia 

104 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Liesson 

196. 

Relating  to  Botany. 

corolla 

sepal 

corona 

heliotrope 

calyx 

pollen 

ovary 

ziza'nia 

stamen 

stigma 

ovule 

fuch'sia 

pistil 

anther 

placenta 

hydrangea 

petal 

filament 

hy'acinth 

dahlia 

Lesson 

197. 

Names  of 

Animals. 

opossum 

zebra 

raccoon 

leopard 

armadillo 

porcupine 

alligator 

gorilla 

elephant 

jaguar' 

wolverine' 

mosquito 

chimpanzee 

terrier 

rhinoceros 

beetle 

weasel 

giraffe 

Ihima 

pheasant 

Note 

—  Spell  the  plurals  of  the  words  in  Lesson  197. 

Lesson 

198. 

rap,  to  strike. 

wrap,  to  cover. 

mote,  a  particle  of  matter. 

moat,  a  ditch  or  trench. 

lain,  p.p.  of  lie. 

lane,  a  narrow  passage. 

mean,  contemptible. 

mien,  appearance. 


peal,  a  loud  sound. 

peel,  to  p)are. 

laid,  did  lay. 

lade,  to  load. 

bail,  surety. 

bale,  a  quantity  or  package. 

waste,  desolate. 

waist,  part  of  the  body. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


105 


1.    troop,    a     collection     of 
people. 
troupe,  of  players. 
tear,  water  from  the  eye. 
tier,  a  row. 
vial,  a  small  bottle. 
viol,    a   musical    instru- 
Tnent. 


2. 


3. 


Lesson  199. 

4.  sailor,  a  man  who  sails. 
sailer,  a  thing  that  sails. 

5.  miner,    a    ivorker     in 
mines. 

minor,  one  under  age. 

6.  bridle,  for  a  horse. 
bridal,    belonging    to    a 

bride. 


Lesson 

200. 

cricket 

pupa 

shrimp 

prawn 

earwig 

caterpillar 

crabs 

sand'-floa 

gnat 

larva 

craw-fish 

trilobite 

locust 

chrysalis 

barnacle 

Cyclops 

grass-liopper 

maggot 

ocypodian 

daphnia 

Lesson  201. 

To  the  Pupil  — Form  sentences  using  the  following  words. 

famous  renowned         celebrated         notorious 

frightful 

extravagant 

ferocious 


terrible 

fearful 

awful 

lavish 

profuse 

prodigious 

fierce 

barbarous 

savage 

106 


THE  PROGRESSIVE   SPELLER. 


Lesson  202. 


1.  rays,  of  light. 
raise,  to  lift  up. 
raze,  to  pull  doivn. 

2.  purl,  the   7nurmur  of  a 

brook. 
pearl,    a   precious    sub- 
stance. 

3.  seen,  beheld. 
scene,  a  view. 

seine,  a  net  as  for  fish. 


2. 
3. 

4. 


4.  soul,  a  spirit. 

sole,     only,     bottom    of 
the  foot. 

5.  steal,    to    take    without 

right. 
steel,  hardened  iron. 

6.  ton,  2000  pounds. 
tun,  a  large  cofk. 

7.  loan,  an  amount  lent. 
lone,  without  company. 


To  the  Pupil.  — Fnt  the  right  word  iu  the  right  place. 


1.    The  army  will 


the  fort  to  the  ground. 


of  light  radiate  from  the  luminous  point. 

We that  which  is  fallen. 

It  is  useless  to  cast  before  swine. 

The  setting  sun  presents  a  beautiful  . 

Have  you  ever  the  fisherman  using  the ? 

What    will    it    profit  a  man  if   he   gain  the  whole 
world  but  lose  his  own  ? 


The  child  was  the 
The  thief  will  


heir  to  the  estate. 


the  horse. 


is  a  most  useful 


Ship  the 


of  butter  in  a 


me  a  large  sum  of  money. 

We  left  the  man  in  the  wood. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  107 


Lesson  203. 


1.  pole,  a  long  stick. 
poll,  the  head. 
Poll,  a  parrot. 

2.  team,  a  span. 
teem,  to  he  full  of. 

3.  metal,  iron,  gold,  etc. 
mettle,  spirit,  courage. 


4.  marshal,  an  officer. 
martial,  war-like. 
martial  (v.),  to  arrange. 

5.  stair,  a  flight  of  .steps. 
stare,  to  gaze  at. 

6.  tide,  the  flow  of  the  sea. 
tied,  did  tie. 


To  the  Fupil.—'Pnt  the  right  word  in  the  right  place. 

1.  If  the  flag  is  attached  to  a  long  ,  it  will  flutter 

in  the  breeze. 
A  tax  is  a  tax  levied  by  the  head. 

2.  The  took  charge  of  the  prisoner. 

music  thrills  the  heart  of  an  old  soldier. 

3.  Horses  should  not  display  too  much . 

Machinery  is  manufactured  largely  from  . 

4.  Rivers  of   North  America  with  fish. 

See !  what  a  fine of  horses  that  man  is  driving. 

5.  ''  The  way  into  my  parlor  is  up  a  winding ." 

It  is  ill-manners  to  at  people. 

6.  Wait  for  the  turn  of  the  . 

The  fisherman  his  boat  to  the  shore. 


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THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Ijesson  304. 


1.  flew,  did  fly. 
flue,  a  chimney. 

2.  dying,  ex^nring. 
dyeing,  coloring. 

3.  need,  to  require. 
knead,  to  work  dough. 


4.  key,  to  lock. 
quay,  a  ivharf. 

5.  main,  principal. 
mane,  of  an  animal. 

6.  him,  a  pronoun. 
hymn,  a  song. 


To  the  PiipiL  —  Fut  the  right  word  in  the  right  place. 

1.  A  little  chim'ney-swal'low  built  its  nest  in  the  . 

The  eagle  carried  the  child  in  its  talons  as  it  

away  to  its  aerie. 

2.  The  old  year  is  slowly . 

The  of  cloth  enhances  its  value. 

3.  The of  a  more  substantial  form  of  government 

was  felt  by  our  forefathers. 

The  baker  will  the  dough. 

A  traveler  lost  his  on  the  . 


4. 

5. 


The  orator  stated   his 


reasons   distinctly,  and 


without  fear  of  contradiction. 
The  enraged  lion  shook  his  shaggy 
We  requested  — 

Republic. 


—  in  defiance, 
to  sing   the   Battle  of  the 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  109 


Lesson  205. 

Review. 

1.  I  heard  (6-204)  sing  a  (6-204). 

2.  A  (4-204)  to  fortune  is  not  always  a  key  to  hap- 

piness. 

3.  I  found  a  (2-202),  a  perfect  gem,  the  like  of  which 

I  had  never  seen. 
4-.    Earth,  air,  and  sky  (2-203)  with  beauty  which  we 
mortals  do  not  always  see. 

5.  We    (1-202)  our  eyes   to   Heaven   and  behold   the 

(1-202)  of  the  great  sun  as  they  come  to  change 
darkness  into  light. 

6.  Time  and  (6-203)  wait  for  no  man. 

7.  A    (4-202)    hope    sometimes    keeps     the     (4-202, 

afloat.     Be  hopeful  and  persevere. 

8.  (7-202)    what    is    your    own,    not    that    which    is 

another's. 

9.  (7-202)    and    weary,    he    sought    a    quiet    spot    for 

rest  and  meditation. 

10.  Have   you  ever  (3-202)  the   splendor  of   a   moun- 

tain (3-202)? 

11.  Put  a  (6-199)   on  your  temper  before  you  put  on 

a  (6-199)  garb. 

Note.— The  first  figure  or  number  in  each  parenthesis  refers  to  the  number  of 
the  word,  and  the  second  number  is  the  number  of  the  lesson  in  which  the  word 
to  be  reviewed  and  inserted  may  be  found. 


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THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  206. 

ar,  er, 

or,  {=^ur). 

beggar 

wearer 

donor 

believer 

mortar 

stagger 

debtor 

surveyor 

calendar 

courier 

liquor 

similar 

jocular 

grocer 

languor 

visitor 

tubular 

ledger 

conqueror 

preceptor 

Lesson  207. 

able,  ible. 

visible 

tamable 

receivable 

advisable 

suitable 

plausible 

creditable 

admissible 

eatable 

possible 

feasible 

irritable 

flexible 

salable 

assailable 

discern'ible 

laudable 

pitiable 

inflammable 

acceptable 

Lesson  208. 

ise, 

ize,  yze. 

analyze 

advertise' 

neti'tralize 

baptize '^ 

idolize 

capsize 

me.r'chandise 

arise 

au'thorize 

cat'echise 

solemnize 

CIV 'il  ize 

paralyze 

sat'yrize 

fertilize 

theorize 

criticise 

en'terprise 

sympathize 

•memorize 

Note.  —  Renuire  definitions  to  the  words  of  tlie  lessons  on  this  page. 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER, 


111 


Lesson  309. 

a, 

e,  OR  i. 

gayety 

verify 

citadel 

rarity 

rarefy 

celebrate 

separate 

expiate 

malady 

remedy 

salary 

vanity 

stupefy 

terrify 

prodigy 

nutriment 

supplement 

ornament 

lineament 

implement 

liesson  210. 

ain, 

in,  ine. 

famine 

fountain 

villain 

moccasin 

cabin 

intes'tine 

bulletin 

jave'lin 

libertine 

urchin 

clandestine 

murrain 

sanguine 

firkin 

chieftain 

predes'tine 

determine 

ermine 

doctrine 

imagine 

liesson  211. 

ary, 

ery,  ory. 

contrary 

drudgery 

savory 

beggary 

cemetery 

seminary 

territory 

drapery 

mercenary 

slippery 

customary 

perfumery 

promissory 

obituary 

compulsory 

presbytery 

commentary 

chicanery 

millinery 

anniver'sary 

iVoie.— Require  definitions  to  the  words  of  each  lesson  on  this  page. 


112 


THE  PUOGBEtiSirE  SPELLMB. 


Ijesson  212. 

1. 

seam,  of  a  garment. 

4.    altar,  a  place  of  sacrifice. 

seem,  to  appear. 

alter,  to  change. 

2. 

plain,    simple ;    level 

5.    session,  the  sitting  of  an 

ground. 

^  asseinbly. 

plane,  a  tool;  level  surface. 

cession,  act  of  giviiig. 

3. 

peer,  an  equal;  nohleman. 

6.    collar,  for  the  neck. 

pier,  a  sup)p)ort. 

choler,  anger. 

1. 

It  ed  that  the  was  a  very  strong  one. 

2. 

Be  ,  but  not  rude, 

in  speech. 

the  board  until  it  is  a 


A  may  be  arid,  or  it  may  be  fertile. 

3.  There  are  but  few  men  who  have  not  their  - 
Iron  s  strengthened  the  bridge. 

4.  That  is  a  devoted  man  who  kneels  at  yonder 
If  your  language  be  incorrect,  it. 

5.  The  of   land  was   made  at  the   last   — 

Congress. 

6.  Control  your  temper,  and  do  not  display  

A  is  for  the  neck. 


of 


Definition.  —  Antonyms   are  words   having   opposite 
meanings,  as  — 


equal  —  unequal, 
sitting  —  standing, 
appear  —  disappear. 


active  —  inactive, 
from  —  to. 
join  —  disjoin. 


TBE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLEU. 


113 


Lesson  213. 


1.  canvas,  coarse  linen  cloth. 
canvass,  to  examine. 

2.  gambol,  to  fi^olic. 
gamble,  to  play  for  money . 

3.  barren,  unfruitful. 
baron,  a  nohle. 


4.  currant,  a  fruit. 
current,  of  a  stream. 

5.  pain,  suffering. 
pane,  of  glass. 

6.  mantel,  a  chimney-piece. 
mantle,  a  cloak. 


1.    A  tent  is  made  of  heavy 
It   is   well   to   thoroughly 


a   difficult  question, 


before  passing  judgment  upon  it. 

2.  Never .     A  fish  may in  the  water. 

3.  There  is  no  one  entirely of  good  deeds. 

In  days  of  old, s  held  their  sway. 

4.  The  Gulf  Stream  is  the  largest  oceanic . 

5.    is  often  a  blessing  in  disguise. 

6.  Snow  is  winter's  sable . 


rattle 

jabber 

cackle 


jyrofe.— Write  antonyms  of  the  following  words. 

cheat 
fraud 
deceit 


114 


THE  phogressive  sp^lleu. 


liGSSon  214, 


1.  manner, /orm  ;  way. 
manor,  a  district. 

2.  mist,  fine  rain. 
missed,  did  miss. 

3.  taper,  a  wax  candle. 
taper,    to    narroiv    to   a 

point. 
tapir,  an  animal. 


4.  ip3i\site,  roof  of  the  mouth. 
pallet,  a  small  bed. 
palette,    a^i    instrument 

used  hy  an  artist. 

5.  prophet,  one  who  foretells. 
profit,  gain. 

6.  peddle,  to  sell. 
pedal,  of  a  piano. 


1.  The    parishioner's  manner  tended  to  attach  him  to 

the  people  of  his  . 

2.  Fog  and  are  quite  common  along  the  Pacific 

coast. 

3.  The  weird  burning   of   the   cast  a  ghostly  ap- 

pearance on  the  surroundings. 

4.  A  is  made  by  placing  blankets  upon  the  floor. 

A  cot  is  not  a  pallet. 

5.  The  hope  of  is  a  great  incentive  to  action. 


Note  1.  —  The  pupil  will  form  additional  sentences,  using  words  in  this  lesson. 
Note  2,  —  Give  antonyms  to  the  following  synonyms. 


gonial 

warm 

cordial 

merry 

festive 


desperate 

wild 

daring 

audacious 

reckless 


TtiE  PROGBESSIVE  SPELL^n. 


115 


Lesson  315. 


1. 


2. 


3. 


accede,  to  comply  ivith. 
exceed,  to  go  beyond. 
affect',  to  act  upon. 
effect,  to  accomplish. 
ballet,  a  song. 
ballot,  a  voting  ticket. 


4.  dose,  a  quantity. 
doze,  to  droivse. 

5.  dai'ry,  a  milk-house. 
di'ary,  a  daily  register. 

6.  gesture,  an  action. 
jester,  one  who  jests. 


1. cheerfully  to  what  is  right,  but  oppose  strenu- 
ously what  is  wrong. 

A   good   financier  will   not   permit   his   expenses   to 
his  income. 

2.  A  change  in  temperature  will  a  barometer. 


Kind  words  have  good  . 

3.  Intelligence  should  be  the  qualification  for  the  cast- 

ing of  a  . 

4.  A  is  an  unsound  sleep. 

5.  Do  not  confuse  the  word  dairy  with  the  word . 

(See  definition  above.) 

Note  l.-Give  some  of  the  different  meanings  and  applications  of  the  following 
words. 


body 

mind 

disquietude 

peace 

substance 

spii 

anxiety 

/  pacification 

mass 

soul 

uneasiness 

assurance 

whole 

individual 

apprehension 

calmness 

116  THE  PBOGBE^SIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  216. 

Eeview. 

1.  Form    sentences,    using    the    words    pier    and  peer 

(Lesson  212). 
Form   sentences,  using  the   words  collar  and   choler 

(Lesson  212). 
Form  sentences,  using  the  words  current  and  currant 

(Lesson  213). 

2.  What  is  the  meaning  of  the  suffixes  ar,  er,  or? 

3.  Analyze  the  words  debtor,  courier,  tubular. 

4.  Define  mist  and  missed.     Form  sentences  using  these 

words. 

5.  Define  suffix.     Define  prefix. 

6.  Define  synonyms  ;  antonyms. 

7.  What  does  able  mean  ?     Ilhistrate. 

8.  Define  7ieed  and  knead. 

9.  How  is  the  word  seine  pronounced  ? 

10.  Form  a  sentence,  using  the  word  team. 

11.  What   is    accent  ?      How    is    the    secondary    accent 

marked  ? 

12.  Define  the  words  him  and  hymn. 

13.  Give  a  synonym  of  the  word  manner. 

14.  Give  the  name  of  each  of  the  following  diacritical 

marks :    -,  ^,    -. 

15.  What  is  meant  by  the  expression,  keeping  a  dairy? 

16.  What  is  meant  by  the  expression,  keeinng  a  diary? 


TitE  PUOGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


117 


Lesson  217. 

To  the  Teacher.  —  Require  the  pupil  to  define  each  word. 


abridge 

an'cestry 

artery 

admission 

austere' 

al'kaline 

ambrosia 

adviser 

acquire 

asterisk 

adven'ture 

amicable 

angelic 

architect 

ap'erture 

armory 

abolish 

ar'mistice 

auda'cious 

aqueduct 

disobey' 

discipline 

delicate 

deci'sive 

Lesson 

218. 

bal'ustrade 

bar'rier 

brunette' 

brindle 

beverage 

bi'sect 

blaspheme' 

burlesque 

bondage 

barbar'ic 

bot'any 

brutally 

basement 

barricade' 

boundary 

brokera^ge 

blockade' 

brig'and 

brandish 

bribery 

develop 

dungeon 

delirious 

diplo'ma 

Lesson 

219. 

cologne 

charity 

criticism 

capacity 

campaign 

canopy 

convent 

cessa'tion 

consider 

crystal 

conquer 

creation 

carbonic 

currency 

censure 

crusader 

cannibal 

coronet 

clerical 

cer'ebrum 

delicious 

dis'course 

diligence 

dram'atist 

duteous 

diam'eter 

diagonal 

di'alogue 

118 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  220. 

To  the  Pupil  — Vse  the  right  word  in  the  right  place. 

rein. 

You  can  —  your  horse  if  it  should  — . 

rain. 

lain. 

He  had  just  —  down  in  the  narrow  — . 

lane. 

knight. 

The         left  in  the 

night. 

heard. 

I  —  a  —  of  cattle  passing  by. 

herd. 

wait. 

—  and  I  will  tell  you  your . 

weight. 

seller. 

The  wine  —  lived  in  a  — . 

cellar. 

alter. 

They  propose  to  —  the  place  of  the  — . 

altar. 

pale. 

The  —  maid  brought  the  —  of  milk. 

pail. 

main. 

The  —  beauty  of  the  horse  is  his  long  — 

.  mane. 

bear. 

I  cannot  —  to  go  with  —  hands. 
Lesson  221. 

bare. 

climb. 

In  summer  we  will  —  to  a  cooler  — . 

clime. 

flee. 

Any  one  would  —  from  a  — . 

flea. 

flew. 

The  cinder  —  from  the  open  — . 

flue. 

maid. 

The a  bad  mistake. 

made. 

hare. 

The  —  has  a  coat  of  soft  brown  — . 

hair. 

hie. 

Let  us  —  away  to  the  —  hills. 

high. 

ate. 

He plums. 

eight. 

need. 

You  —  not  —  the  bread  so  much. 

knead. 

key. 

The  —  of  the  boat  is  at  the  — . 

quay. 

haul. 

We  must  —  the  timber  to  build  the  — . 

hall. 

THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLEIi. 


119 


Lesson  222. 

er,  ir,  ur,  our. 

circuit 

vernal 

circular 

surloin 

terminate 

fervor 

further 
mermaid 
girdle 
mercury 

journeyman 
circumspect 
pervious 
cursory 
'  girder 

version 

nurture 

firmament 

adjourn 

interpret 

Lesson  223. 

cal, 

de,  Me. 

particle 
logical 

sprinkle 
icicle 

grammatical 
recip'rocal 

alphabetical 
satirical 

whimsical 
tragical 

physical 
freckle 

hysterical 
chronicle 

receptacle 
vehicle 

obstacle 

surgical 

numerical 

histor'ical 

Lesson  224. 

cious,  tious. 

rapacious 
flagitious 
ferocious 

fractious 

capacious 

officious 

atrocious 
licentious 
vicious 

inflectious 

tenacious 

ambitious 

gracious 
pernicious 

judicious 
vexatious 

suspicious 
vivacious 

nutritious 
ostentatious 

Note.  —  Define  the  words  on  this  page. 


120 


THE  PBOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  225, 


time  (n.),  a  period. 
thyme  (n.),  a  plant. 
Venus  (n.),  a  p)lcinet. 
venous  [aid]. ),relating  to  veins. 
board  (n.),  a  plank. 
bored  (v.),  did  hore. 
naughty  (adj.),  ill-hred. 
knotty  (adj.),  having  knots. 
better  (adj.),  superior. 
bettor  (n.),  one  who  hets. 
rigor  (n.),  severity. 
rigger  (n.),  one  who  rigs. 


fairy  (n.),  an  imaginary 
heing. 

ferry  (v.),  act  of  crossing  a 
stream  hy  ferry. 

islet  (n.),  a  small  island. 

eyelet  (n.),  a  hole  for  a 
lace. 

liar  (n.),  one  who  tells  lies. 

lyre  (n.),  a  musical  instru- 
ment. 

pillar  (n.),  a  column. 

pillow  (n.),  a  cushion. 


Lesson  236. 


more  (adj.),  a  greater  number. 
mower  (n.),  one  who  mows. 
prier  (n.),  one  who  pries. 
prior  (adj.),  previous. 
sucker  (n.),  a  kind  of  fish. 
succor  (n.),  aid;  help. 
radish  (n.),  a  vegetable. 
reddish  (adj.),  partaking  of 

red. 
castor  (n.),  the  beaver. 
caster  (n.),  one  who  casts. 


plaintiff  (n.),  a  party  at  law- 
plaintive  (adj.),  mournful. 
genus  (n.),  class. 
genius  (n.),  mental  gift. 
fisher  (n.),  one  who  fishes. 
fissure   (n.),  a  chasm. 
populace  (n.),  the  people. 
populous  (adj.),/w/Z  of  peo- 
ple. 
berry  (n.),  a  fruit. 
bury  (v.),  ^0  cover  with  earth. 


THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


121 


Lesson  237. 


incite'  (v.),  to  stir  up. 
m 'sight  (ii.)j  a  deep  vieiv. 
ex'tant  (v.),  7iow  existing. 
extent'  (n.),  space;  size. 
fre'quent    (adj.),    occurring 

often. 
frequent'  (v.),  to  visit  often. 


com'pact  (n.),  an  agreement. 
compact'  (adj.), ^rm;  solid. 
in'crease  (n.),  growth. 
increase' (v.),  to  grow  greater. 
su'pine  (n.),  a  kind  of  noun. 
supine'  (adj.),  lying  on  the 
lack. 


incite'. 

in'sight. 

extent'. 

ex'tant. 

com'pact 

compact'. 

frequent'. 

fre'quent. 

increase'. 

in'crease. 

su'pine. 

supine'. 


Lesson  228. 

To  the  Pupil.  —  Insert  the  proper  word. 

The  teacher  should  her  pupils  to  take  a 

deeper  of  their  lessons. 

Peculiar  ideas  of  the of   the  continent 

^yere  in  the  time  of  Columbus. 

The  judge  ordered  that  the  be  made  in 

one  body. 

To   the    place  of    amusement   was   his 

desire. 

If  ^e workingmen's  wages,  there  should 

be  a  great  in  work. 

Xhe  is  not  recognized  by  all  gramma- 
rians. 
The  bones  of  the  arm  are  arranged  so  as  to 

^llow  a  position  of  the  hand. 


122 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson 

339. 

To  the  Teacher.  —  Require  the  pupil 

to  define  each  word  in  this  lesson. 

enno'ble 

edify 

emperor 

evap'orate 

establish 

epicure 

ethical 

equation 

ed'ucate 

epitaph 

evac'uate 

expiring 

ebony 

emphasis 

ejac'ulate 

expanded 

exodus 

emigrant 

eman'cipate 

engraver 

Lesson 

330. 

Arithmetic. 

recip'rocal 

perimeter 

hypot'enuse 

alter'nate 

insur'ance 

trap'ezoid 

evolu'tion 

radical 

advalorem 

trapez'ium 

involution 

diagonal 

perpendicular     rhombus 

specific 

scalene 

expo'nent 

polygon 

horizon'tal 

equilateral 

Lesson  231. 

(See  note,  Lesson  229.) 

fanatic 

fortitude 

frivolous 

fiscal 

fantastic 

fragrancy 

forbade' 

friistrum 

factory 

florid 

faucet 

foreigner 

fiftieth 

fanciful 

forfeiture 

flexible 

fortify 

fer'rule  (ferril) 

fune'real 

feasible 

forgery 

felony 

fugitive 

feoff  (fef) 

THE  PliOGRESSlVE  SPELLER.  123 


Lesson  33^. 

To  the  Teacher.  —  Require  the  pupil  to  form,  define,  and  use  derivatives,  using 
the  root  word  and  the  prefixes  and  suffixes  given  below. 

per,  con,  trans,  in,  re,  de +/orm  +  ity,  al,  ance,  ed. 

Examples  :   con  +  form  =  conform,  means  . 

f orm  +  al  +  ity  =  formality,  means  . 


Ijesson  233. 

Facio  {Factum),  to  do  ok  make  (Latin). 
Roots  :  fact,  feet,  ficient. 


bene,  male,  satis +/ac^  +  ion,  or 


Example  :     bene  +  fact  +  ion  =  benefaction,  means 

af,  ef,  de,  in,  per,  mi+ feet  = . 

Example:     af  +  feet  =  affect,  means  . 


ef ,  de,  pro  -\-fieient  = • 

Example:     de 4- ficient  =  deficient,  means  . 

Pello  (Pulsum),  to  drive  (Latin). 
EooTS :  pel,  pids. 

ex,  im,  com,  re,  pro,  dis+pe/= • 

Example:     com  +  pel  =  compel,  means  -. 

ex,  com,  re,  pro +pi^?s  +  ion,  sion,  ory,  ive=  • 

Example  :     com  +  puis  +  ion  =  compulsion,  means  . 


124 


THE  PROGRESSIVE   SPELLER. 


Lesson  ^34. 

begin' 

beginning 

brag 

bragging 

appall 

appalling 

chat 

chatting 

admit 

admittance 

snap 

snappish 

abhor 

abhorrence 

thick 

thickest 

propel 

propelling 

twit 

twitting 

Liesson  ^35. 

policy 

policies 

robbery 

robberies 

vacancy 

vacancies 

factory 

factories 

tendency 

tendencies 

century 

centuries 

faculty 

faculties 

agency 

agencies 

fishery 

fisheries 

cavity 

cavities 

Lessoi] 

I  236. 

When   the   singular  ends  in  o  preceded  by  a  vowelj 
add  s  to  form  the  plural. 


studio 

studio§ 

tattoo' 

tattoo§ 

ratio 

ratio§ 

cam'eo 

cameo§ 

seraglio 

seraglio§ 

kangaroo 

kangaroos 

cuckoo 

cuckoog 

imbrogl'io 

imbroglios 

folio 

folios 

punctilio 

punctilios 

To  the  Teacher.  —  Require  the  pupil  to  mark  the  sounds  of  the  principal  vowels 
in  these  lessons ;  also  to  define  the  derivative  words. 


THE  PliOGRESSlVE  SPELLER. 


125 


Lesson  337. 

To  the  Pupi 

l.  —  Bo  not  say 

amenable 

for  amenable 

bed-stid 

for  bed'-stead 

a  nuther 

a 

another 

ben 

a 

been  (bin) 

apparatus 

iC 

apparatus 

blev 

a 

believe 

ara'bic 

(6 

ar'abic 

biv'ouack 

a 

biv'ouac 

(bivwack) 

are'a 

U 

a'rea 

biog'raphy 

a 

biog'raphy 

ar'row 

ii 

ar'row 

blasphe'mous  " 

bla'sphemous 

a'kurn 

ii 

acorn 

bunnet 

a 

bonnet 

ac'climate 

U 

accli'mate 

bana'na 

a 

bana'na 

abste'mious 

(.(. 

abste'mious 

bade 

a 

bade 

ab'domen 

ii 

abdo'men 

Lessc 

balm 
m  238. 

a 

balm 

chlo'ride 

for  chlo'ride 

-eommu'nist 

for 

-eom'munist 

civl 

a 

civ'il 

compar'able 

a 

com'parable 

kolume 

a 

col'umn 

comprom'ise 

a 

com'promise 

combat'ant 

kech 

car'bene 

kamly 

kaw'fin 

kaw'fee 

a 
a 
a 
a 
a 
a 

(colum) 

com'batant 

catch 

car'bme 

calm'ly 

coffin 

coffee 

con'dolence 

kawst 

cul'inary 

conver'sant 

complas'ance 

kortesy 

a 
a 
a 
a 

a 

condo'lence 

cost 

cu'linary 

con'versant 

com'plasance 

courtesy' 

(kurtesy) 

krik 

a 

creek 

kupol'o 

a 

cu'pola 

To  the  Pupil. - 

-Practice  these  words  u 

ntil  familiar  with  the  proper  pronunciation. 

126  THE  PBOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Ijesson  239. 

Pono  (Positum),  to  lay,  put,  or  place  (Latin). 
EooTS  :  pon,  pose,  posit. 

(See  Direction,  page  123.) 

com,  de,  post,  op,  ex  -{-po7i  +  ent  = . 


Example  :     com  +  pon  +  ent  =  component,  means 
im,  com,  juxta,  dis,  pre,  pro  -\- posit  +  ion  =  - 


Example  :     juxta  +  posit  +  ion  =  juxtaposition,  means . 


Ijesson  340. 

Mitto  OR  Missum,  to  send  (Latin). 
Roots  :    mit,  mise,  miss. 

(See  Direction,  Lesson  232.) 

ad,  con,  per,  sub,  re,  inter +  mz^=^ 
Example  :     ad  +  mit  =  admit,  means  . 


sur,  pre,  pro  +  mzse== . 

Example  :     pro  +  mise  =  promise,  means  . 

re,  inter,  e,  per,  com,  ad  4- m^ss  +  ion,  ive,  ile,  ary. 

Examples  :   per  +  miss  +  ion  =  permission,  means  

com  +  miss  +  ary  =  commissary,  means,  — 
miss  +  ion  =  mission,  means  . 


THE  PROGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


127 


L-esson  241. 

heirless 

hydrant 

harangue 

hectic 

hdr'tative 

heroic 

harlequin 

hilarity 

hobby 

harmonic 

hardihood 

hor'ticulture 

havoc 

heighten 

hostile 

hermitage 

haggard 

highland 

harmonize 

halibut 

Lesson  242. 

machi'nist 

surgeon 

instructor 

hostler 

mechanic 

politician 

apoth'ecary 

huckster 

plasterer 

attorney 

photog'rapher 

carrier 

dairy-man 

shepherd 

upholsterer 

book-binder 

physician 

solicitor 

compositor 

cobbler 

Lesson  243. 

inflame 

ivory 

indSr'ser 

Ignoramus 

invent 

issuance 

itinerant 

isotherm 

intrinsic 

im'agery 

ital'ic 

im'becile 

impos'tor 

m'digo 

m'terlude 

illus'trate 

im'piilse 

in'stigate 

irrational 

ignit'able 

Lesson  244. 

etymology 

paradigm 

exclamatory 

metaphor 

auxiliary 

synopsis 

subordinate 

simile 

pleonasm 

paragraph 

superlative 

transitive 

synthesis 

descriptive 

subjunctive 

declension 

ellipsis 

declarative 

copulative 

modification 

128 


THE  PBOGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  245. 

Corpus  {Corporis),  the  body  (Latin). 
Eoot:   corpor  (corpus,  through  corpulentus,  Fleshy). 

(See  Direction,  page  123.) 

in  +  co7;por  +  al,  ate,  ion,  cle. 
Example  :     corpus  +  cle  =  corpuscle,  means  . 


Example 


Example 


Doceo  (doctum),  to  teach   (Latin). 
EooTS :   doc,  doct. 

6Zoc +  ile,  ty. 
doc  +  ile= ,  means  . 


doct -\- or  (n.),  ine,  al. 
doct  +  (r)in(e)  +  al  = ,  means 


Fl^io  (Jiuxum)^  TO  flow  (Latin). 
KooTS :  Jiu,  flux. 

af,  con,  super +^i^  +  ency,  id,  ent,  ence,  ous. 

Examples  :   con  +  flu  +  ence  = ,  means  . 

in -\- flux  = ,  means  . 

PeVlo  (pulsum),  to  drive  (Latin). 
Roots  :  pel  and  puis. 

com,  im,  ex,  re,  pro,  dis+ pel  = . 

Analyze  :     compulsion,  expulsion,  repulsive,  impulsive, 
compulsory. 


THE  PROGRt:SStVi:  SPELLER.  129 

Liesson  246. 

Moneo  (Motum),  to  move  (Latin). 
(See  Direction,  Lesson  232.) 

re  +  mo?;e  +  able,  ment. 
Example:    re  +  move  =  remove,  means  . 


e,  com,  pro +  moi  + ion,  ive. 

Example  :   e  +  mot  4-  ion  =  emotion,  means  . 

■•i 

Lesson  347. 

Pes  {pedus),  a  foot  (Latin). 
Root  :  ped. 

bi,  qnadru,  ex,  im+ped-^sl,  er,  ite,  ion,  (i)ment. 
Example  :   ex  +  ped  +  ite  = ,  means  . 

Eo  (itum),  TO  GO  (Latin). 
Eoot:   it, 

amb,  in,  sed,  trans  +  lY  +  ion,  al,  ete,  ory. 
Example  :    in  +  it  +  (i)al  = ,  means  . 

Curro  (cursum),  to  run  (Latin). 
Roots  :   curr,  curs. 

cwrr  +  ent,  ency,  ex,  in,  pre  4- cwrs  +  ion,  or,  ory. 
Example  :    pre  +  curs  +  ory  =  - 


130 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  348. 

• 

PnOifOUNCED. 

da'ta 

not 

data 

dilap'idate   not  dilapidate 

dec'ade 

a 

de'cade 

dimen'sion    ' 

'     dimen'sion 

decrep'it 

u 

decrepid 

disarm'           ' 

'    disarm' 

deficit 

i( 

defiQ'it 

disaster          ' 

'     disas'ter 

direct' 

a 

direct' 

dis'dain          ' 

'    disdain' 

diplom'a 

a 

diplom'a 

divest'            ' 

'    divest 

designate 

i( 

dez'ignate 

dog 

'     dawg 

des'picable 

a 

despic'able 

domain'          ' 

'     do 'main 

didac'tic 

a 

didac'tic 

d  IS 'put  ant      ' 

'    dispii'tant 

digres'sion 

a 

digres'sion 

Lessoii 

diic'at             ' 
i  24t9. 

'    dticat 

ener'vate 

not 

en'ervate 

fav'orite    not  fav'orite 

en'gme 

a 

enjine' 

femin'ine     " 

feminine 

Engross' 

a 

engross' 

flor'id 

florid 

Europe 'an 

a 

Etiro'pean 

forbade'       " 

forbade' 

exalt 

a 

exalt' 

forget'          "• 

forgit 

exam 'pie 

6C 

exam'ple 

figu're         " 

figiir 

exec'utive 

6i 

execii'tive 

fragile 

fragile 

extol" 

a 

extol' 

fet'id 

fet'id 

ex'tra 

a 

ex'try 

faucet          " 

fassit 

eyrie  (airy) 

a 

eyrie 

finance'       " 

fi'nance 

THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  131 


Lesson  250. 

1.  beauj  an  escort. 
bow,  something  for  shoot- 
ing arrows. 

2.  yoke,  for  the  neck. 
yolk,  of  an  egg. 

3.  mete,  to  measure. 
meat,  animal  flesh. 
meet,  to  come  together. 


4.  bough,    branch    of   a 
tree. 

bow,  to  bend. 

5.  please,  to  gratify. 
pleas,  excuses,  appeals. 

6.  toled,  allured. 
told,  did  tell. 
tolled,  did  toll. 


1.  A  gallant  will  protect  the  lady  he  escorts. 

The  gentleman  received  the  with  a  bow. 

2.  The  ox  toils  under  a  . 

The  was  larger  than  I  had  supposed  it  to  be. 

3.  Be  polite  to  all  you  . 

It  is  sometimes  better  to  show  mercy  than  to  

out  justice  to  the  offender. 
is  not  always  a  healthy  diet. 

4.  A   polite  is   easily   made,  and   may   as   easily 

make  a  friend. 
The  of  the  mistletoe  is  emblematic. 

5.  The  attorney's  for  the  criminal  were  very  just. 

It  is  proper  to  make  due  effort  to  our  friends. 

6.  The  bells  all  ,  and  we  were  the  President 

was  dead. 
Many  a  bird  has  been  into  a  trap. 


132  THE  PROGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  251. 


1.  hist,  hush/ 
hissed,  did  hiss. 

2.  faun,  a  sylvan  god. 
fawn,  a  young  deer. 

3.  pride,  vanity. 
pried,  did  pry. 


4.  wain,  a  wagon. 
wane,  to  decrease. 

5.  adds,  joins  to. 
adz,  a  tool. 

6.  bad,  not  good. 

bade,  past  tense  of  hid. 


1.  The  speaker  was when  he  denounced  his  country. 

!     hark !     footsteps    approach !    something    goes 

wrong. 

2.  Note  carefully  the  difference  in  the  spelling  of  , 

a  young  deer,  and  ,  a  sylvan  god. 

3.  " is  the  never-failing  voice  of  fools." 

I  could  not  respect  the  man  after  I  found  he  had 
wantonly  into  my  private  affairs. 

4.  Did   you   ever  help    to  load  the  harvest  with 

the  golden  wheat  ? 
Our  love  for  the  right  should  never  . 

5.  An  is  a  tool  used  in  carpentry. 

The  teacher  more  accurately  than  the  student. 

6.  A  man  wall  do  harm  in  the  world  instead  of 

good. 
An  obedient  child  will  do  as  it  is  . 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


133 


Liesson  252, 

specify 

signify 

sanguinary 

secretary 

seminary 

satisfactory 

satiety 

society 

sobriety 

stimulant 

settlement 

semblance 

stencil 

stratagem 

strategy 

sphinx 

suspension 

rescind 

restaurant 

reconnoiter 

reticence 

rhapsody  ' 

referee' 

recommend' 

recu'perate 


For  a  Spelling-Match. 

Lesson  253. 

re'quiem 

recur'rence 

distinguish 

discrimina'tion 

density 

denizen 

despotism 

democrat 

dev'astate 

doctrine 

dogmat'ical 

locality 

liquidate 

loquaQity 

legality 

literature 

legislature 

logi'cian 

li'beler 

laughable 

legible 

lenient 

li-ehen 

ludicrous 

lam'entable 


Lesson  254:, 

in'teresting 

impotent 

imper'il 

in  tin 'date 

irrep'arable 

irrev'ocable 

mdis'soluble 

inex'orable 

inex'plicable  * 

improvise' 

ir'rigate 

mm'iature 

muleteer' 

mausole'ura 

mis'tletoe 

mystical 

ma^aro'ni 

meer'schaum 

mar'riage 

mo-e'-easin 

mystify 

main'tenance 

mermaid 

medley 

manufac'ture 


134 


THE  PBOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Iiesson  255. 

refusal 

resplen'dent 

redun'dant 

receiver 

reg'icide 

rig'orous 

rec'ompense 

ra'diance 

retal'iate 

rapaQ'ity 

ra'diator 

resuscitate 

rever'berate 

rean'imate 

recus'ant 

typ'ify 

tolera'tion 

trepida'tion 

testa'tion 

tem'perature 

treas'urership 

tyr'anny 

transgression 

tormen'tor 

transcend 'ent 


FoK  A  Spelling-Match. 
Ijesson  256, 


transfig'ure 

transatlan'tic 

tran§fus'ible 

tran'sitory 

pursti'ant 

peru'sal 

promo 'tive 

piin'ishment 

pan'tomime 

patronize 

par'allax 

par'aplirase 

perigee 

procras'tinate 

prevar'icate 

pleas'urable 

prepara'tion 

mi'gratory 

nullify 

neu'tralize 

nocturnal 

notori'ety 

nau'tical 

neces'sity 

nau'seous 


Lesson  257. 

el'igible 

elu'cidate 

ellip'tical 

embellish 

em'bryo 

enam'or 

enroll'ment 

e'quipoise 

equiv'alence 

erratic 

exag'gerate 

ex'cellence 

explic'it 

ex'tirpate 

exten'sion 

dimen'sion 

differen'tial 

discern 'ment 

disconcert' 

discoun'tenance 

domineer'ing 

duplic'ity 

dul'cet 

disso'ciate 

blameless 


THE  PB0GBES8IVE  SPELLER. 


ibD 


liesson  ^58. 

baffle 

bag'gage 

bailiff 

bal'derdash 

balear'ic 

balloon' 

banda'la 

bechance' 

befall' 

beginning 

bien'nial 

bilat'eral 

bissex'tile 

bitu'minous 

bla'tant 

blue 'bottle 

boaconstrict'or 

bob'bin 

bol'ster 

bomb  (bum) 

bombard'  (v.) 

bombas'tic 

boom'erang 

bowie-knife 

bow'man 


For  a  Spelling-Match. 

Lesson  259, 

Qel'lular 
gem'etery 
'      Qen'tenary 
gentrip'etal     - 
Qeph'alopod 
certificate 
chagrin' 
challenge 
•chame'leon 
chan'celior 
change 'able 
charge 'able 
chieftain 
chinchil'la 
Chinese' 
-ehirog'raphy 
-ehirur'gery 
gmcho'na 
9inera'tion 
Qin'nabar 
Qir'cle 

-class 'ical  » 

■class 'mate 
■elav'icle 
-cleanse' 


Lesson  ^60. 

ea'gel 

ebulli'tion  a  «gf) 

eboH'tion  (^Tul^'"« 

e-e-eentric'ity 

e-e-elesias'tical 

e-elipse' 

e-elogue  (ek-iog) 

e-e'stasy 

e-e'type 

eden'tate 

ed'ible 

ed'ifice 

effic'iency 

effront'ery 

efflores'^enge 

Egyp'tian 

ei'der-down 

eighteen' 

elapse' 

ele-etrig'ity 

ele-e'trotype 

ellip'soid 

elys'ium  (eirzhum) 

el'zevir 

ema^'erate 


136 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Lesson  361. 

heliotrope 

hem'orrhage 

hep'tagon 

hereditary 

her'esy 

hermetically 

her'ring 

hesperldes 

Hes'sian 

hesitancy 

hexam'eter 

hi'bernate 

hi-e'-eough  (kup) 

hid'den 

hieroglyphic 

hireling 

hob'ble 

hoe'cake 

Holland 

horn 'age 

home-made 

homicide 

hom'onym 

homol'ogous 

hom'ot~pe 


For  a  Spelling-Match. 

Lesson  362. 

obe'dience 
ob'elisk 
objur'gate 
obligatory 
obli'gingly 
oblique'  (obleek) 
oblo^'utor 
ob'or'ate 
ob'sequy 
obger'vant 
ob'stinacy 
obtuse' 
o-e'^upier 
o-e'-eupy 
o^'tag'onal 
o-e'ulist 
o'dorant 
odoriferous 
offense' 
olymp'iad 
om'inous 
«  omnis'cient 
onerary 
op'erate 
oppos'able 


Lesson  263. 

name 'sake 

nar'rowness     , 

no'tional 

nau'seate 

nau'tiliis 

neges'sitate 

ne-erop'olis 

ne-e'tar 

neural 'gia 

ni-ehe  (nick) 

nig 'gar d 

ni'hilism 

nomad'ic 

nomen^la'ture 

non'sense 

no'tice 

nu'-eleiis 

wearisome 

jeop'ardy 

jos'tle  (josle) 

ju'bilant 

ju'gular 

judiQlary 

junct'ure 

zeal'ot 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER.  18' 


Lesson  364. 

A  Lesson  on  Synonyms. 

thicken,  solidify,  condense,  becloud,  befoul, 
obscure,  commingle,  amalgamate, 
enlarge,  extend,  expand,  coagulate. 

Clouds    .      Water    will   and    steam 


Metals  .     Iron  will ,  and   in  that  way  it  will 

enlarge  and  become  thicker,  and  when  people  commingle, 
or  assemble  in  a  crowd,  they  thicken  in  the  sense  of 
becoming  more  numerous  in  one  locality. 

Direction.  — Jjet  the  pupil  give  other  words,  examples,  and  illustrations. 

Lesson  365. 

A  Lesson  on  Synonyms. 

turn  (verb),  to  spin  round,  deflect,  revolve,  rotate,  devi- 
ate, incline,  convert,  metamorphose,  change. 

turn   (noun),  a  bend,  deflection,  curve,  deed,  gift,  ten- 
dency, fashion,  revolution. 

Turn,  ,  ,  or  the  wheel.     Do  not  

from  the  path  of  right.     We  iron  into  steel.     In 

traveling,  we  often  come  to  a  ,  ,  or  m 

the  road.  One  may  be  of  a  sober  turn  of  mind,  may 
have  a  gift  for,  or  tendency  toward,  mathematics. 


138 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER 


Lesson  366. 

To  the  Pupil. 

—  Do  not  say 

deb'uty 

for  dep'uty 

laf                 for  laugh 

domiQile 

"    dom'icile 

l^nch 

-'    launch 

diin'key 

''   don'key 

len'ient 

•'    le'nient 

dramat'ist 

"    dram'atist 

sassy              ' 

'    saucy 

de 'strict 

"    dis'trict 

sas'sage 

'    sausage 

enjine 

"    en'gme 

re'cess 

'    recess' 

fur 

"   far 

repar'able       ' 

'    rSp'arable 

fe'tid 

"   fet'id 

preced'ence 

''    preced'ence 

hostile 

"   hos'tile 

pizen 

'    poison 

hydropath'y 

"   hydrop'athy 

orde'al 

''    or'deal 

om'age 

"   hom'age 

op'ponent 

''    oppo'nent 

Give    diacritical   marking,   the   accent, 

correctly   pro- 

nounce  and  define : 

Lesson  367.                 Lesson  368. 

Lesson  269. 

railery 

vehemence 

tyrannic 

rational 

vaccinate 

transparent 

parent 

versatile 

Uranus 

patriotic 

vineyard 

homestead 

narrate 

suffice 

chocolate 

monad 

sudden 

clapboard 

mustache 

tableau 

pumpkin 

robust 

toward 

contumely 

romance 

yesterday 

different 

piano 

stam] 

3 

disfranchise 

THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER. 


139 


Lesson  270. 

A  Lesson  on  Synonyms. 
■Qiicover,     reveal,     divest,     strip,     lay  bare. 
We   or  a  tree   of   its   leaves.     Facts    are 


ed  to  the  understanding. 

expand  unfold  scrutinize 


inspect 

overhaul 

explore 


develop  spread  investigate 

enlarge  examine  search 

We  scrutinize  that  which  we  question,  and  investigate 
that  which  we  do  not  understand. 

To  the  Teacher.  — Let  the  pupil  give  the  difference  hetween  "overhaul"  and 
"explore";  between  "search"  and  "inspect." 


Lesson  371. 

Synonyms. 

Antonyms. 

Synonyms. 

Antonyms. 

certain 

uncertain 

familiar 

unaccustomed 

true 

untrue 

common 

rare 

sure 

doubtful 

intimate . 

unfamiliar 

unfailing 

failing 

new 

old 

positive 

hesitatingly 

well-acquainted 

unacquainted 

assured 

questionable 

ordinary 

inordinary 

defective 

correct 

open 

closed 

imperfect 

perfect 

accessible 

barred 

deficient 

ample 

public 

private 

incomplete 

complete 

unreserved 

reserved 

140 


THE  PROGRESSIVE  SPELLER 


Lesson  2112. 

To  the  Pupil. —  Lieavn  to  spell  and  use  the  following  words. 


1.  adherence  (v.),  a  cling- 

ing to. 
adherents  (n.),  those  ivJio 
cling  to. 

2.  assistance  (n.),  help. 
assistants  (n.),  helpers. 

3.  advi§e'  (v.),  to  give  coun- 

sel. 
advice  (n.),  counsel. 

4.  attendange     (n.),    pres- 

ence. 
attendants     (n.),     those 
ivho  attend. 

5.  invade    (v.),  to  enter  hy 

force. 
inveighed  (n.),  reproved. 


6.  better  (adj.),  superior. 
better  {n.),one  ivho  hets. 

7.  counsel    (v.),  to  advise 

tvith. 
council  (n.),  a   deliber- 
ate assembly. 

8.  command  (v.),  to  order. 
command  (n.),  aii  order 

given. 
commend  (v.),  to  praise. 

9.  les'son  (n.),  a  task. 
lessen  (v.),  to  make  less. 

10.    way  (n.)j  a  method;  a 
direction. 
weigh  (v.),  to  determine 
the  iveight. 


Lesson  273 

To  the  Pupil. — Do  not  say 

can'died  for  can'did 

synod  "  synod 

in'trust         ^'  m'terest 

inte'gral      "  m'tegral 

irrational     "  irrational 


do'cile 

for  doc'ile 

aw'fice 

''    office 

mu'geum 

"    muse'um 

teny 

''    tiny 

tena'ceous 

"    tena'cious 

THE  PROGBESSIVE  SPELLER.  141 


RULES   COLLECTED. 

Rule    1,  p.  11.  —  Begin   each    sentence   with   a   capital 

letter. 

"  2,  "  12.  —  End  each  question  sentence  with  a 
question  mark. 

"  3,  "  16.  —  Begin  each  proper  name  with  a  capital 
letter. 

"  4,  "  18.  —  Use  an  exclamation  point  ( ! )  after  an 
exclaiming  sentence. 

a  5^  u  21.  — Use  a  hyphen  (-)  between  the  parts 
of  a  compound  word. 

"  6,  "  23.  —  Enclose  the  words  of  another  in  quota- 
tion marks  (  "  "  ). 

«  7^  "  36. — An  apostrophe  (')  denotes  an  omis- 
sion or  that  there  has  been  a  con- 
traction. 

u  g^  a  66.  —  All  proper  adjectives  (words  derived 
from  proper  names)  should  begin 
with  capital  letters. 

a  9^  "  68.  —  Most  abbreviations  should  begin  with 
a  capital  letter,  and  they  all  should 
be  followed  by  a  period. 

''  10,  "  75.  —  The  plural  of  nouns  ending  in  y  pre- 
ceded by  a  consonant  is  usually 
formed  by  changing  y  into  i  and 
adding  es. 


142  THE  PBOGBESSIVE  SPELLER. 


Rule  11,  p.  75.  — Nouns  ending  in  y  preceded  by  a  vowel 

form  their  plurals  in  the  usual  way, 
by  adding  s  to  the  singular. 
"  12,  "  76.  —  The  plural  of  most  nouns  ending  in 
/  or  fe  is  formed  by  changing  / 
into  V  and  adding  es. 
^^  13,  "  89.  —  Final  6;  of  a  primitive  word  is  dropped 
when  a  suffix  is  added  that  begins 
with  a  vowel. 

Exceptions  to  Rule  13  (see  p.  90). 

Exception  1.  —  Words  that  end  in  ce  or  ge  retain  the 
e  on  adding  the  suffix  able  or  ous, 
to  keep  c  and  g  soft. 
"  2.  —  Words  that  end  in  oe  and  ee  retain  the 
final  6  unless  the  suffix  begins  with  e. 
"  3.  —  A  few  words  retain  final  e  to  preserve 
their  identity. 

Rule  14,  p.  91.  —  Final  ?/  of  a  primitive  word,  when  pre- 
ceded by  a  consonant,  is  changed 
into  i  on  the  addition  of  a  suffix, 
unless  the  suffix  begins  with  i. 
"  15,  "  92.  —  Monosyllables  and  words  accented  on 
the  last  syllable,  when  they  end 
with  a  single  consonant  preceded 
by  a  single  vowel,  or  by  a  vowel 
after  qu,  double  the  final  consonant 
upon  the  addition  of  a  suffix  begin- 
ning with  a  voweL 


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